Decision not to charge police officer over death of
unarmed black teenager Michael Brown prompts
protests across the US .
Thousands of people rallied in US cities including
Los Angeles and New York to protest a grand
jury' s decision not to indict a white police officer
who killed an unarmed black 18 -year- old in
Ferguson , Missouri .
Gunshots rang out and police lobbed tear gas at
an angry crowd in suburban St. Louis after the
grand jury decision was announced late on
Monday .
Angry protesters overran barricades and taunted
police in Ferguson , with some chanting "murderer"
and others throwing rocks and bottles , as police
car windows were smashed and protesters tried to
set vehicles ablaze .
Officers responded by firing what authorities said
was smoke and pepper spray into the crowd , as
some in the crowd tried to stop others from taking
part in the violence.
Activists had been planning to protest even before
the nighttime announcement that officer Darren
Wilson would not be charged in the shooting death
of Michael Brown on August 9.
Wilson shot Brown 12 times according to evidence
presented to the grand jury , with witness reports
differing as to whether and when Brown had his
hands raised
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