Call for calm in Memphis

Police have appealed for calm in a tense Memphis neighbourhood where about 35 officers were injured by a rock-throwing crowd following a black man’s shooting death by US marshals on a fugitive task force. Elected officials condemned the violence, and the police chief pleaded for patience while the shooting is investigated. But unanswered questions left many people angry as they bitterly recalled a litany of police-involved shootings around the country. Shortly after the task force shot 20-year-old Brandon Webber on Thursday, people began to gather in the area and their numbers swelled as some livestreamed the scene on social media. Memphis police initially responded in street uniforms, then returned in riot gear as people began throwing rocks and bricks.