Stores ransacked in NYC shopping district

A fourth day of protests against police brutality kept New York City on edge Sunday, as thousands of people marched and many protesters and officers tried to keep the peace after days of unrest that left police cars burned and hundreds of people under arrest.

Early Monday morning in Manhattan's Soho neighborhood, mobs of people rampaged down the sidewalks, smashing into numerous luxury shops to steal merchandise.

Hundreds of people marauded through the area, breaking into Rolex, Chanel and Prada boutiques as well as clothing and electronics stores.

One person was shot amid the chaos and was being treated in an ambulance.

Small fires burned in the streets, which were covered with glass and garbage.

Police appeared overwhelmed and incapable of stopping the destruction.

Earlier in the day, Mayor Bill de Blasio had rejected the idea of a curfew, like those adopted in other major US cities.