Ferguson police officer won’t be charged in fatal shooting

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A grand jury on Monday declined to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager, resolving a secretive, months-long legal saga and reigniting powerful frustrations about America’s policing of African Americans.

The decision means that Wilson, 28, will face no state charges for the Aug. 9 shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown. It also set off a show of fury on streets near where Brown was shot, a reflection of emotions that register in this riven city as either out of control or justifiable.

At least two police cars and a half-dozen buildings were set aflame. Not far from Christmas lights in downtown Ferguson that read “Seasons Greetings,” police fired tear-gas canisters to contain the crowds. People looted liquor and convenience stores, a response that ran counter to the peace that Missouri authorities, President Obama and Brown’s family had requested.

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Ferguson in flames: At least 25 buildings torched, 82 protesters arrested

Ferguson erupted into a fiery hotbed of chaos after a Missouri grand jury refused to indict a white cop who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager.

Furious protesters set at least 25 buildings ablaze and looted a slew of local businesses in suburb and greater St. Louis overnight Monday and into early Tuesday.

The riots ― which led to at least 82 arrests across the city and injured 13 overnight ― were the most violent since officer Darren Wilson fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown in August. Among the vandalized stores: Ferguson Market & Liquor, the convince shop Brown robbed before his fatal confrontation with Wilson.

“While we support everybody’s right to come out and have their voice heard, we don’t tolerate violence,” St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said at a Tuesday press conference. He promised to increase police presence Tuesday night.

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