Grand Jury Reaches Decision In Darren Wilson Case
Grand Jury Reaches Decision In Darren Wilson Case
A grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri has decided whether or not to indict Officer Darren Wilson for the unarmed shooting death of Michael Brown.
A grand jury has reached a decision on whether to indict Darren Wilson, the white Ferguson, Mo. police officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager sparked days of turbulent protests, sources close to the process said.
Sources said that press conferences are being prepared by the county prosecutors’ office and the Missouri governor.
Those press conferences will likely come later today.
The announcement gave no indication of whether Wilson, 28, will face state charges in the August shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, which triggered a frank conversation about race and police interaction with African-Americans.
If Wilson is not charged, government officials are bracing for protests in the St. Louis area and nationwide.
They have discussed emergency plans in the event of a violent reaction, while protest and community leaders have mapped out their response in the hopes of avoiding the unrest that exploded after Brown was killed.
