WASHINGTON — The St. Louis region is on edge this week as residents anxiously await word on whether a grand jury will indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who killed an unarmed African-American teenager in August. The shooting of Michael Brown set off weeks of protests, arrests and calls for the white government officials in Ferguson to better represent and respond to the concerns of the majority-black city.
Now, officials and residents in Missouri are worried about what may ensue when the St. Louis County grand jury wraps up its investigation.
The FBI has issued a bulletin warning that the decision “will likely” lead to violence and possible attacks on law enforcement personnel. On Monday, Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon (D) pre-emptively declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard. Ku Klux Klan leaders are already saying they will use “lethal force” against protesters.
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