MOSCOW, November 23 (Sputnik) — The grand jury on the shooting in Ferguson did not reach a decision on Friday and is not expected to reconvene until Monday, CNN has reported citing federal and local law enforcement sources.
The current deadline for the grand jury to make a decision is January 7, 2015, which is an extension of the previous deadline of September 10, 2014.
On August 9, 18-year-old African-American Michael Brown was shot dead by Darren Wilson, a white police officer, in Ferguson, Missouri, which triggered heated racial protests and violent clashes between protesters and police officers.
On November 17, Missouri Governor Jay Nixon declared a 30-day state of emergency ahead of possible unrest should the grand jury decide against indicting Wilson.
Expecting protests to break out in the black-majority town with a white-majority police force, the victim's family urged the public and police to refrain from violence.
The police have previously been criticized by Human Rights Watch for the use of "unnecessary and disproportionate force" when trying to quell protesters.
