The site where Michael Brown died of gunshot wounds on Canfield Drive continues to draw visitors from across the country.
The shooting of Brown, 18, who was black and unarmed, by white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson sparked months of protests that played out on cable news networks worldwide.
Damien O'Neal, 27, watched the reports from his home in Chicago.
On a business trip to St. Louis in early July, O'Neal, a technical consultant for architectural and furniture businesses, made a pilgrimage to the scene.
“It's one thing to watch it on TV; it's another to see this place up close,” he said.
Canfield Drive resident Hazel Bland, 50, watched from a sidewalk as O'Neal reverently paused where Brown collapsed on the pavement.
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“They come from New York, California, Texas,” Bland said. “People are always coming by. They can't forget it.”
— Paul Hampel
