Grand jury rules in Michael Brown's death
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Just watched about 20 people break into a wireless store on w. Florissant. 1 man threatened me 4 recording #Ferguson http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3QinVmIgAERLKE.jpg
by Stephanie Elam via twitter 11/25/2014 3:56:53 AM -
Lots of stores broken into at N. Florissant and Hereford, including Walgreens, Aaron's, and now US Bank. No police on the scene.by Antonio French via twitter 11/25/2014 3:57:04 AM -
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AG Holder: "Though we shared information w/local prosecutors during investigation, fed inquiry has been independent of local one from start"by brianefallon via twitter 11/25/2014 3:58:38 AM
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AG Holder: "Even at this mature stage of the investigation, we have avoided prejudging any evidence ... and resisted premature conclusions"by brianefallon via twitter 11/25/2014 3:58:41 AM
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Rioters continue to throw rocks and bottles at officers at W. Florissant & Solway. Officers are obligated to protect life and property.by St. Louis County PD via twitter 11/25/2014 4:04:44 AM
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I-44 at Grand is closed both ways due to protests on highway. Officers responding.by St. Louis, MO Police via twitter 11/25/2014 4:06:46 AM -
Protestors just lit this beauty shop on W Florissant on fire. #ferguson instagram.com
by Jason Morris via twitter 11/25/2014 4:07:44 AM -
I-44 shutdown at Grand in both directions due to protesters in the roadway. #Ferguson #stlouis http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3Ql85CCYAAbsZJ.jpg
by FOX2now via twitter 11/25/2014 4:12:48 AM -
Sheltering in Place after no indictment
CNN iReportIt is 11/24 and no indictment is announced. Rioting has started to occur and we are sheltering in place. -
Armored vehicles, gas masks, riot gear. #Ferguson looks like war zone. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3Qn5B-CAAAYA4p.jpg
by Moni Basu via twitter 11/25/2014 4:19:41 AM -
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Wilson testified he feared Brown could beat him to death
Officer Darren Wilson told a grand jury that Brown punched him in the face when he drove back to him after identifying him as a possible suspect in a shop theft, according to a document released by St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert McCulloch.He said he tried to get out of his cruiser, but Brown slammed the door shut twice and hit him with his fist.
“I felt that another of those punches in my face could knock me out or worse. … I’ve already taken two to the face, and I didn’t think I would, the third one could be fatal if he hit me right.”
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There are unconfirmed reports of several fires or attempted arsons in Ferguson, including the Ferguson Market, a beauty shop and a restaurant. -
@ryanfrank314 snapped this image of a reporter after getting struck by a rock
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We must work together to stop the unnecessary loss of young men of color. Justice was not served in Ferguson.Nov. 24, 2014
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Clergy protecting a store after windows were smashed. "Don't do this, we've come too far!" #FergusonDecision http://t.co/Sh19mDEwXE
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No-fly zone declaredSt. Louis' main airport is under a temporary flight restriction, according to a tweet from the Lambert-St. Louis Airport. The restriction is for incoming flights, not outgoing, according to the airport message."It is affecting just a handful of remaining flights that are due in," spokesman Jeff Lea told CNN. The FAA has also instituted a no-fly zone around Ferguson "to provide a safe environment for law enforcement activities," the agency said on its website.
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Wilson: I was carrying mace, not a TaserOffice Darren Wilson told the grand jury he didn't normally carry a Taser."We only have a select amount. Usually there is one available, but I usually elect not to carry one. It is not the most comfortable thing. They are very large. I don't have a lot of room in the front for it to be positioned," he told the grand jury.The officer testified he was carrying mace when he encountered Brown.
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Chaos falls on Ferguson: 'It's not going away'
As evening turned to night, downtown Ferguson resembled a battle zone. Dozens of police officers in riot gear, armored vehicles, gunshots and tear gas, reports CNN's Moni Basu.
“This ain’t Iraq. This is the United States,” yelled Demetric Whitlock to a line of police officers on South Florissant Road, in front of the city’s police department.
“Hey!” he shouted. “Go fight ISIS.”
Whitlock predicted things would get really bad in Ferguson.
“People here have a real grudge against the police. It’s not going away.”
Angry protesters hurled objects at police and at shop windows. Shattered glass covered the asphalt.
One of the casualties was Ferguson Optical. Earlier in the day, manager Tim Marrah had put out the sign he has been displaying since August: “We are family.”
It was no protection against vandals. A storefront window was shattered and left barely standing.
Andrew Thomas stood in front of a beauty supply store across the street. Looters broke windows and doors and stole hair weaves and wigs and left the heads of mannequins strewn in the middle of the road, creating a surreal scene amid the smoke of tear gas lingering in the cold night air.
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Wilson says he suspected Brown was thief
Officer Darren Wilson told the grand jury his original goal was to arrest Michael Brown, whom he suspected of a shop theft."My main goal was to keep eyes on him and just to keep him contained until I had people coming there," he says, according to testimony released Monday night."I knew I had already called for backup and I knew they were already in the area for the stealing that was originally reported. So I thought if I can buy 30 seconds of time, that was my original goal when I tried to get him to come to the car. If I could buy 30 seconds of time, someone else will be here, we can make the arrest, nothing happens, we are all good. And it didn't happen that way." -
Wilson: It's a rough neighborhoodOfficer Darren Wilson called the area where Michael Brown was shot a "hostile environment," according to his grand jury testimony that was released Monday night."There's a lot of gangs that reside or associate with that area," he says in his testimony. "There's a lot of violence in that area, there's a lot of gun activity, drug activity, it is just not a very well-liked community. That community doesn't like the police."
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Flights diverted
Because of reports of gunshots fired into the sky, the Federal Aviation Administration has issued a temporary flight restriction over Ferguson, Missouri, until 4:15 a.m. Tuesday.Only law enforcement aircraft will be allowed to fly in the zone, and media aircraft are flying just above the zone, the FAA said.About 10 inbound commercial flights were diverted to other airports. -
LeBron James' prayer for peace
As a society how do we do better and stop things like this happening time after time!! I'm so sorry to these families.
Violence is not the answer people. Retaliation isn't the solution as well.
#PrayersUpToTheFamilies #WeHaveToDoBetterby kingjames via Instagram -
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“@joelcurrier : Police line/cars advancing down W. Florissant. #Ferguson http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3RBRuICcAAV1R0.jpg”
That's the building #HealSTL office was in.by Antonio French via twitter 11/25/2014 6:19:11 AM -
First time Wilson shot at someone#Ferguson Ofcr Darren Wilson testified he had never fired his gun on duty before shooting Michael Brown.Nov. 25, 2014
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One person shot in Ferguson
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Flames and tearsHearing from a worker at a burned out store. They're crushed tonight, wondering how they'll provide for their family. #FergusonDecisionNov. 25, 2014
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Live blog taking a break
For updates on the grand jury's decision and the chaos that followed in Ferguson, please check out our main story. This blog won't be updated during the overnight hours. -
Grand jury transcriptsCNN teams are going through the transcripts and other court documents released after the grand jury's decision. There are 24 volumes of transcripts, including two volumes of transcripts for November 13.Here again is a link to Officer Darren Wilson's testimony.He says he shot at Michael Brown for a second time when Brown turned on him."As he is coming towards me, I tell, keep telling him to get on the ground, he doesn't. I shoot a series of shots. I don't know how many I shot, I just know I shot it," he says, according to documents released Monday night."I know I missed a couple, I don't know how many, but I know I hit him at least once because I saw his body kind of jerk," he says. Wilson testifies that Brown did not slow down."At this point, I start backpedaling and again, I tell him get on the ground, get on the ground, he doesn't. I shoot another round of shots," he says, according to the released testimony."Again, I don't recall how many it was or if I hit him every time. I know at least once because he flinched again. At this point it looked like he was almost bulking up to run through the shots, like it was making him mad that I'm shooting at him."And the face that he had was looking straight through me, like I wasn't even there, I wasn't even anything in his way." He told the jurors he thought Brown was going to tackle him.He said Brown's left hand was in a fist and his right hand was under his shirt in his waistband.Brown was "just coming straight at me like he was going to run right through me," Wilson says. "And when he gets about that 8 to 10 feet away, I look down, I remember looking at my sites and firing, all I see is his head and that's what I shot."I don't know how many, I know at least once because I saw the last one go into him. And then when it went into him, the demeanor on his face went blank, the aggression was gone. It was gone, I mean, I knew he stopped, the threat was stopped.""When he fell, he fell on his face."
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The raw stuff
In case you haven't had a chance to see the evidence and testimony presented to the grand jury, we've created a landing page so you can access it all in one place. We have plenty of stories, of course, that break down various elements of this material, but if you want to read it for yourself, this is the place to go. -
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Photos show Officer Wilson's injuries after his altercation w/ Michael Brown cnn.it/1xQ6NxK #FergusonDecision http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3QoExKCAAA5b97.jpg
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CNN affiliate reports dozens of arrestsSt. Louis County Police records show 61 people were arrested overnight bit.ly/1xWxzWCNov. 25, 2014
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"This ain't Iraq; this is the United States"
Demetric Whitlock yelled this to a line of police officers in front of the Ferguson Police Department. If you're just waking/catching up, you can scroll through the blog to see what happened in Ferguson overnight, or CNN's Holly Yan here in Atlanta and Moni Basu in Ferguson put together a nice story that will bring you up to speed.
