The citizens of Ferguson, Missouri are outraged after police officers reportedly shot and killed 17-year-old Michael Brown Saturday afternoon (Aug. 9). Brown, called Mike by loved ones, was unarmed with hands raised in the air when he was shot multiple times in the head and chest.

Local residents took to the crime scene to express their anger by chanting and shouting obscenities at the police. Over 100 cop cars and officers armed with M-16’s and dogs responded to the chaos.

Mike Brown’s death comes just days before he was supposed to start college and only a few weeks after 43-year-old Eric Garner, who was placed in a life-ending chokehold by New York City police. Garner’s death was ruled a homicide by the medical examiner.

It did not take long for the black community to begin expressing their thoughts regarding the incident on social media. Read some of their reactions at LiveCivil.