There was a confrontation between them on August 9. Some witnesses and those who supported Brown said he was trying to surrender when Officer Wilson shot him. Police and those who supported Wilson said Brown assaulted the officer and that Wilson fired in self-defense.
The country prosecutor said that after a full and impartial examination of all of the evidence which only the grand jury saw, it found no probable cause to charge Officer Wilson with wrongdoing.
The verdict was not what many demonstrators wanted to hear. In the hours that followed, the protest turned violent. Stores were vandalized. Police cars were damaged to set on fire. Police were using tear gas and smoke bombs. Teachers, you can find the latest events from Ferguson at cnn.com.
