Midday Roundup: One man injured after gunfire erupts in Ferguson

Disturbing the peace. A gun battle between police and a young man marred an otherwise peaceful weekend of protests marking the one-year anniversary of the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. According to police, the shooter, whom they did not identify by name, exchanged gunfire with another person at a protest in Ferguson on Sunday evening. As officers in an unmarked SUV pursued him, he shot at them, and they returned fire. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said at a news conference the person involved in the shooting came to Ferguson not to protest, but to enact violence. “There is a small group of people out there who are intent on making sure we don’t have peace that prevails,” Belmar said. “That’s unfortunate. Because even with the folks who were in the street last night, there were a lot of emotions, I get it. But this is something different.” Family members identified the shooting victim as 18-year-old Tyrone Harris Jr., who remains in critical condition, but deny he was involved in any violence.

Charged and convicted. A federal jury on Friday convicted a former Russian military officer of terrorism charges for acts he committed with the Taliban in Afghanistan. U.S. soldiers captured Irek Hamidullin while responding to a 2009 attack on Afghan border police. Hamidullin’s case is significant because prosecutors tried it in civilian court, not a military tribunal, which usually handles trials of captured enemy combatants. The Obama administration wants to show civilian courts can handle terrorism cases like Hamidullin’s. He faces a sentence of up to life in prison for the crimes.

Istanbul unstable. Two attackers opened fire outside the U.S. Consulate in Istanbul this morning. No American or Turkish police were injured, and the assailants fled after the attack. Internal violence has increased in Turkey since the government agreed to work more closely with the United States in the battle against Islamic State (ISIS). An anti-American political party has claimed responsibility for the attack.

In memory. Frank Gifford, one of professional football’s most recognizable voices, has died. He was 84. Gifford was a staple on Monday Night Football, alongside Howard Cosell and Don Meredith. But before his broadcasting career, he made a name for himself onthe field. He made the Pro Bowl eight times at three different positions for the New York Giants, mostly as a running back. He was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1977. Gifford died of natural causes at his home in Connecticut, his family said.

WORLD Radio’s Kent Covington and The Associated Press contributed to this report.