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| Michael Brown: Missouri governor activates National Guard | |
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| The governor of the US state of Missouri has activated the state's National Guard in anticipation of a grand jury decision over the killing of an unarmed black teenager. | The governor of the US state of Missouri has activated the state's National Guard in anticipation of a grand jury decision over the killing of an unarmed black teenager. |
| In a statement, Jay Nixon said the guard will "support law enforcement's efforts to maintain peace". | |
| A panel is deciding whether to charge Officer Darren Wilson in the August death of Michael Brown, 18. | A panel is deciding whether to charge Officer Darren Wilson in the August death of Michael Brown, 18. |
| No specific date for the jury's decision has been given. | No specific date for the jury's decision has been given. |
| The St Louis County prosecutor has said he expects the grand jury to reach a decision in mid-to-late November. | |
| Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed by Mr Wilson in August after a confrontation in Ferguson, a majority-black suburb of St Louis. | |
| Witnesses say Brown had his hands up in apparent surrender to the officer when he was shot. | |
| Police have said there was a struggle between the teenager and Wilson before the shooting. | |
| His death set off protests, sometimes violent, in the area. Ferguson police and other law enforcement were criticised for being heavily armed and using excessive force during protests. |