At least 30 protesters were arrested in the US city of St Louis after a white former policeman was found not guilty of murdering a black suspect while serving in 2011, APA reports quoting BBC.
Several officers were injured in Friday night's disturbances.
Police say they fired tear gas at protesters who were throwing stones outside the home of the St Louis mayor.
The defendant, Jason Stockley, was cleared of murdering Anthony Lamar Smith, 24, after a car chase.
Mr Stockley, 36, was recorded during the pursuit saying: "Gonna kill this [expletive], don't you know it.
Scuffles began in the afternoon as protesters took to the streets after the verdict.
The home of St Louis Mayor Lyda Krewson suffered considerable damage, police say, as protesters ignored orders to disperse.
Hundreds of people took part in the protest, local TV station KDNL reported. By late evening police declared the gathering an "unlawful assembly".
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