Hot News: 9 moments that capture the chaos in Ferguson

(CNN) -- Buildings burned. Shops looted. Cars destroyed.

Chaos erupted in Ferguson, Missouri, after a grand jury chose not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the killing of Michael Brown. President Obama echoed the Brown family's call for calm. Still, violence swept through the streets.

Images shared online and in social media take you inside the disarray. Reporter in Ferguson: 'It's mayhem'

'It's completely just mayhem,' said CNN's Stephanie Elam. Among the stores looted was one that Michael Brown allegedly stole from on the day he was killed.

Paul Hampel of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch later went inside the wrecked store, Ferguson Market and Liquor.

Hampel also captured this video of an arrest at another site where looting took place:

CNN's Jake Tapper witnessed a beauty store being looted, showing the lawlessness in the streets of Ferguson.

Other images show the fires that consumed buildings and charred cars in Ferguson and its surroundings.

The vandalism and violence drew attention away from what was also under way: peaceful protests by many opposed to the grand jury's decision and the broader issues of police violence and racism. USA Today's Yamice Alcindor posted this Vine:

As the sun rose over Ferguson on Tuesday, a challenge faced the city and the nation:

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