Black smoke continued to outpour from buildings in the early hours of Tuesday morning. In Ferguson, Missouri, riots, looting, protests, and violence are still in action after Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown on August 9. On November 24, a grand jury did not indict the officer for any crimes related to the death. The main issue of this tragic event is racism, because Wilson was white, and Brown, black, was unarmed. Shortly after the grand jury made its decision, shots were fired, protestors were vandalizing police cars, leaving at least one on fire, and putting multiple businesses in flames.
“We are recommitted to rebuilding the city and to once again become a thriving community for economic development and residential stability,” Ferguson Mayor James Knowles said at a news conference. Last Saturday, Officer Wilson resigned from the Ferguson Police Department, citing fears for the safety of local residents and fellow police officers.
Clean up and reconstruction continues.
“We are recommitted to rebuilding the city and to once again become a thriving community for economic development and residential stability,” Ferguson Mayor James Knowles said at a news conference. Last Saturday, Officer Wilson resigned from the Ferguson Police Department, citing fears for the safety of local residents and fellow police officers.
Clean up and reconstruction continues.