Grand jury to open amid uneasy peace in Ferguson
Posted on AllSides August 20th, 2014
From The Left
A local grand jury is expected to hear evidence Wednesday in the fatal shooting of unarmed black teen Michael Brown as an uneasy peace settles over this St. Louis suburb that has been wracked by more than a week of protests and violence.
The streets of the embattled town of 22,000 people saw pockets of violence during demonstrations Tuesday night and into Wednesday morning but on the whole was more peaceful than in recent days, police said.
"Tonight, the elders in the community, volunteers, activists and the clergy came out...
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