Ferguson On Edge On First Night With Curfew

Police in Ferguson, Missouri, cracked down early Sunday on a small group of protesters who defied the midnight curfew imposed by Gov. Jay Nixon (D). One man was shot and is in critical condition, police said. Seven people were arrested.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson said that tear gas was deployed not to enforce the curfew, but in response to a person believed to be armed.

The crowd in the streets before the curfew appeared to be much younger than on the previous nights since Michael Brown, an...