A memorial for an unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer last month has been rebuilt hours after its destruction in a suspicious fire.
The fire started before dawn on the street in Ferguson, Missouri, where Michael Brown, 18, was shot by Officer Darren Wilson on 9 August.
Police said the cause of the blaze was under investigation, and local residents suspected arson.
A grand jury is weighing whether to charge Mr Wilson in the killing.
As the site was being rebuilt on Tuesday, dozens of outraged residents convened and chanted slogans demanding justice.
One man told the Associated Press news agency it was like a grave had been desecrated.
Brown's death led to weeks protests and unrest in Ferguson, a majority black suburb of St Louis, calling for Mr Wilson to be prosecuted in connection with the teenager's death.
A Missouri grand jury is hearing evidence in the killing, but it is unclear when they will make a decision. A separate investigation by the US justice department is ongoing.
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said an officer who responded to an emergency call reporting the fire could not put it out. Fire crews who responded next extinguished the blaze.
Mr Jackson said the cause of the fire was under investigation and asked anyone with information about the fire or photos of it to come forward.
A separate memorial marking the spot where Brown died was not damaged in the fire.
Candles have been part of both memorials on the street for weeks, the St Louis Post-Dispatch reports.
But resident David Whitt was among several who said they smelled gasoline, the newspaper reported.
"There was no way a candle did this," Mr Whitt told the newspaper. "That fire was burning too high and too hot."
Several hours later, the memorial had been rebuilt with new teddy bears, flowers and signs.
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