The governor ordered the initial force of 700 to be increased to 2,200 in the hopes that their presence would help local law enforcement keep order in the St. At least two people were arrested after the incident, in which the protesters shouted "Shame, shame" while rushing into the building. Louis on Wednesday, leading police to lock down the building and to call in more than a hundred additional officers. Several people protesting the Ferguson grand jury decision stormed into City Hall in St. A protester is arrested outside of City Hall Wednesday, Nov. The toll from Monday's protests - 12 commercial buildings burned to the ground, plus eight other blazes and a dozen vehicles torched - prompted Missouri governor Jay Nixon to send a large contingent of extra National Guard troops.
As the tension in Ferguson eased somewhat, Wilson broke his long public silence, insisting on national television that he could not have done anything differently in the confrontation. Since the grand jury's decision was announced Monday night, protesters in cities throughout the country have rallied behind the refrain "hands up, don't shoot," and drawn attention to other police killings.
Officers still used some tear gas and pepper spray, and demonstrators set a squad car on fire and broke windows at City Hall. Protests respond to Ferguson decision around the country 22 photosĭemonstrators took to the streets again Tuesday night, but there were hundreds of additional troops standing watch over neighborhoods and businesses.
There were 58 arrests overnight at area protests, including 45 in Ferguson and 13 in St. An influx of National Guardsmen helped make the second night of protests after the grand jury's decision not to indict Wilson much calmer than the first, when 12 commercial buildings were burned down and several others were set ablaze.
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