Grand jury rules in Michael Brown's death

Ferguson, Missouri, erupted after a prosecutor announced Officer Darren Wilson would not be indicted in the August 9 death of Michael Brown. Though many peaceful protesters took to Ferguson's streets, the images beamed out of the St. Louis suburb largely included looting, cars on fire, riot gear, gunshots and tear gas. Officials say it surpasses the worst violence in the August protests that followed the shooting.

A Ferguson fireman surveys the rubble of a strip mall burned during protests.

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Obama administration reaching out

White House staff have contacted Missouri officials and mayors across the country, White House spokesman Eric Schultz told reporters traveling to Chicago with the President.

Senior adviser Valerie Jarrett spoke to Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon yesterday and today about Ferguson, and others have spoken with the state’s congressional delegation, Schultz said, according to CNN's Jim Acosta.

by eliott.mclaughlin edited by eric.williams2 11/25/2014 8:25:53 PM
Ferguson business owner speaks, pleads for calm and faith.Dorrine Mendozaat 3:32 PM

by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/25/2014 8:32:54 PM
Wilson still on paid administrative leave
Shimon Prokupecz
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No decision about Darren Wilson employment status has been made #ferguson mayor says
Nov. 25, 2014
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The officer remains on administrative leave, pending the outcome of an internal investigation, Ferguson Mayor James Knowles told reporters. "No decision has been made. His current employment status has not changed," he said.
by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/25/2014 8:35:56 PM
Major highway affected
St. Louis, MO Police
@SLMPD
I-70 has been reopened, but the entrance and exit ramps at this location are closed due to Downtown protests.
Nov. 25, 2014
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CNN's Ana Cabrera reports she received a text from a protester: ""We are shutting down 70 @ MLK bridge"
by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/25/2014 8:38:33 PM
Still smoky
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Nov. 25, 2014
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by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/25/2014 9:04:19 PM
Protesters save restaurant

Cathy and Jerome Jenkins talk to CNN's Anderson Cooper about how the Ferguson community saved their diner from looters.

by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/25/2014 9:06:37 PM
Protesters in Atlanta
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Nov. 25, 2014
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by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/25/2014 9:15:46 PM
Missouri officials speak
leinz.vales
@OutFrontCNN
Missouri @GovJayNixon orders hundreds more National Guardsmen to #Ferguson . Watch live on @CNN cnn.it/go http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3UQyHACQAE1aQz.jpg
Nov. 25, 2014
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Gov. Jay Nixon orders additional resources to Ferguson and the region "to prevent a repetition of the lawlessness experienced overnight."
by CNN's Steve Almasy edited by forrest.brown 11/25/2014 9:17:52 PM
Another thoroughfare blocked
Chuck Hadad
@ChuckHadadCNN
Protestor arrested on I-44 in St. Louis as traffic is stopped. #Ferguson http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3UUNzxCEAArYYi.jpg
Nov. 25, 2014
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by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/25/2014 9:39:55 PM
More force protection
Sara Sidner
@sarasidnerCNN
At this hour National Guard preparing at #Ferguson PD http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3UX9FUCQAE8EJu.jpg
Nov. 25, 2014
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CNN Producer Julian Cummings adds that there appear to be about 100 guardsmen. They arrived in three buses and brought riot gear with them.
by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/25/2014 9:52:24 PM
Dismayed father uses Ferguson aftermath to teach young son

Walter Brewer, who lost his twin brother not long ago, brought his son, Dante, to see the destruction on West Florissant Avenue.

by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/25/2014 10:15:11 PM
One apology and almost two dozen fires

State Police Captain Ron Johnson briefs the media and apologizes in the wake of last night’s damage. “I’m sorry to the community of Ferguson.”
At the same news conference, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar notes his officers made 32 arrests for burglaries alone. There were 21 fires last night, he said. Three law enforcement officers were injured.

by CNN's Steve Almasy edited by forrest.brown 11/25/2014 10:46:41 PM
Pres. @BarackObama on #Ferguson : "Destroying property is destructive. There's no excuse for it." Watch @CNN TV. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3UqjoaCEAAVeK8.jpg

by leinz.vales via twitter 11/25/2014 11:10:06 PM
Obama says he will be convening stakeholders to start figuring out steps to take to make sure law enforcement is applied fairly everywhere.

by David Chalian via twitter retweeted by ShimonPro 11/25/2014 11:17:24 PM
Darren Wilson interview: 'I know I did my job right'

Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson, in his first interview since the fatal shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown, told ABC News on Tuesday that he's not tormented by his encounter with Brown.

"I don't think it's haunting," he said. "It's always going to be something that happened. The reason I have a clean conscience is that I know did my job right."

by CNN's Steve Almasy edited by Sarah Aarthun 11/25/2014 11:44:37 PM
Quite a map. #FergusonDecision http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3U3aHbIQAI9VNH.jpg

by Brian Stelter via twitter retweeted by OutFrontCNN 11/26/2014 12:16:40 AM
Union Sq #Ferguson demo gets going for 2nd night. 400ish chanting for justice. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3UzrcRCIAEqCAy.jpg

by Miguel Marquez via twitter 11/26/2014 12:21:39 AM
#MichaelBrown friend and who was there the day Brown died, Dorian Johnson: "I am very hurt by the decision" @CNN . https://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3U74r5CQAAn17E.jpg

by leinz.vales via twitter 11/26/2014 12:29:55 AM
#Ferguson protestors blocking traffic on I-75/I-85 in downtown Atlanta. (pic via @wsbtv livestream) http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3VH2WOCAAAE7Jg.jpg

by JustinABC17 via twitter retweeted by FOX2now 11/26/2014 1:26:21 AM
Ferguson/Michael Brown Protest Rally in Richmond, VA
CNN iReportAt 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, an ever-growing group assembled outside the John Marshall Courts Building in downtown Richmond, Virginia.

by CNN's Steve Almasy edited by forrest.brown 11/26/2014 1:29:32 AM
Dorian Johnson: 'Hurt' by no indictment

Dorian Johnson, who was there the day his friend Michael Brown was killed, discusses the grand jury decision.

by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/26/2014 1:35:16 AM
This is the scene in #NYC as #Ferguson protest take over #FDR Drive. #AC360 is live on @CNN cnn.it/go pic.twitter.com/sPJHEYeY2R

by Anderson Cooper 360° via twitter 11/26/2014 1:46:19 AM
Police just blocked off South Florissant Road in #Ferguson . http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3VPCC_CMAArSch.jpg

by Moni Basu via twitter 11/26/2014 1:49:38 AM
North/southbound Kingshighway and east/westbound Natural Bridge has been closed to traffic due to protests in intersection.

by St. Louis, MO Police via twitter 11/26/2014 1:52:03 AM
.@chriscuomo reports as #Ferguson arrest in progress is broadcast live on #AC360 cnn.it/1tsnetK

by Anderson Cooper 360° via twitter 11/26/2014 1:52:19 AM
West Florissant tonight. Still blocked off. #Ferguson http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3VRmR_CUAAbR22.jpg

by Moni Basu via twitter 11/26/2014 2:01:18 AM
Protestors staging a non-violent sit-in at the intersection of Natural Bridge & Kingshighway. #peace #justice http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3VR3lOCIAA-eNz.jpg

by Antonio French via twitter 11/26/2014 2:03:20 AM
Traffic shut down as protesters take to the streets throughout NYC. A memorable tour #Ferguson http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3VBg82IYAEElOq.jpg

by Miguel Marquez via twitter 11/26/2014 2:18:33 AM
#HandsUpDontShoot chant at #Ferguson PD. http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3VZ1R3CMAAxWg2.jpg

by Moni Basu via twitter 11/26/2014 2:38:09 AM
A moment of silence outside U.N.
A line of protesters marching through New York has stopped outside the United Nations in a moment of silence for Michael Brown, CNN's Miguel Marquez reports.

by Sarah Aarthun 11/26/2014 2:42:36 AM
Here's what the moment of silence looked like outside the United Nations. Miguel Marquez estimates the crowd is 500 strong. They've walked about six miles so far.

by Sarah Aarthun 11/26/2014 2:48:08 AM
A reporter with CNN affiliate KPRC shot this image of the protest in Houston on Tuesday night.
Keith Garvin
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Hundreds protest #FergusonDecision in Houston. Full story on @KPRCLocal2 at 10 #MichaelBrown #Ferguson #DarrenWilson http://t.co/WqtKNS5ZR8
Nov. 25, 2014
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by Dorrine Mendoza 11/26/2014 2:58:20 AM
The Massachusetts State Police released the following information about a protest in Boston on Tuesday night:
"State and Boston Police have established a line blocking the approximately 1400 protesters on the Mass. Ave. Connection from accessing Route 93 (Southeast Expressway). All available State Police units in Boston area are responding."
Víctor
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#Boston, presente! #Ferguson #MikeBrown http://t.co/i0oHLTTPtr
Nov. 25, 2014
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by Dorrine Mendoza 11/26/2014 2:58:40 AM
Crowds gathered in Washington for a second night.
john zangas
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Right Now: 1000s Singing "We Shall Overcome" together #DCFergusonRally #Ferguson http://t.co/qgkChdiydH
Nov. 25, 2014
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by Dorrine Mendoza edited by forrest.brown 11/26/2014 3:01:47 AM
Police responding to reports of protestors now blocking street at Taylor & Lindell. #preservingpeace

by St. Louis, MO Police via twitter 11/26/2014 3:06:38 AM
Protesters in Los Angeles try to tear down highway fence.

by Sarah Aarthun 11/26/2014 3:08:37 AM
Instagram user @Jonathanemoore shot this video of the crowds in Boston on Tuesday.

#indictamerica
by jonathanemoore via Instagram

by Dorrine Mendoza 11/26/2014 3:09:34 AM
Times Square shut down
The group of protesters that Miguel Marquez has been following tonight has reached Times Square, stopping traffic.

by Sarah Aarthun 11/26/2014 3:13:30 AM
#Ferguson crowd has tripled in size in last hour in front of police station. Police number stayed same http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3VjF_XCAAEiLyR.jpg

by Chris Cuomo via twitter 11/26/2014 3:18:37 AM
We want your voices to be heard and encourage peaceful protest without violence. #preservingpeace

by St. Louis, MO Police via twitter 11/26/2014 3:18:56 AM
2 people from Oklahoma arrested in #Ferguson . Both charged with unlawful assembly, resisting arrest. @fox2now @ksdk @kmov @stltoday

by St. Louis County PD via twitter 11/26/2014 3:19:05 AM
Police and protestors face off outside #Ferguson Pd. National Guard stands back on PD property. Quiet no chants http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3VjzMYIAAAXisC.jpg

by Sara Sidner via twitter 11/26/2014 3:22:18 AM
Chris Cuomo
@ChrisCuomo
#Ferguson many locals are moving thru as calming presence. More than last night. "Do the righteous thing the right way". Many are women.
Nov. 26, 2014
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by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/26/2014 3:24:16 AM
Sara Sidner
@sarasidnerCNN
Police car set on fire outside city hall #ferguson http://pbs.twimg.com/media/B3Vt97WIgAE0gJe.jpg
Nov. 26, 2014
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by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/26/2014 4:04:05 AM
St. Louis County PD
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The police car set on fire was in front of the #Ferguson City Hall. It was destroyed.
Nov. 26, 2014
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by CNN's Steve Almasy 11/26/2014 4:05:44 AM

Grand jury rules in Michael Brown's death

Ferguson/Michael Brown Protest Rally in Richmond, VA