The Midwestern U.S. town of Ferguson, Missouri, and surrounding areas are bracing for more protests after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in August.
Ferguson Remains on Edge After Violent Night
![President Barack Obama speaks from the White House after the Ferguson grand jury decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Washington, Nov. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8db18f7c-7c54-4f21-aaa3-c7a41a7a9c7a_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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President Barack Obama speaks from the White House after the Ferguson grand jury decided not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, Washington, Nov. 24, 2014.
![Rapper Macklemore walks with demonstrators following the grand jury decision in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, in Seattle, Washington, Nov. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/a940921f-e8f4-4c88-853f-eacdc31e0b8e_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Rapper Macklemore walks with demonstrators following the grand jury decision in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, in Seattle, Washington, Nov. 24, 2014.
![People walk near a storage facility on fire after the announcement of the grand jury decision, Ferguson, Missouri, Nov. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/8fbc9f70-9963-499b-92ee-64b8c083b445_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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People walk near a storage facility on fire after the announcement of the grand jury decision, Ferguson, Missouri, Nov. 24, 2014.
![A protester burns an American flag on Highway 580 during a demonstration following the grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown, in Oakland, California, Nov. 24, 2014.](https://gdb.voanews.com/3b4750c2-509b-48ff-9b7b-cb42fb79be31_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A protester burns an American flag on Highway 580 during a demonstration following the grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown, in Oakland, California, Nov. 24, 2014.