--- description: As they have awaited a decision, businesses have boarded their windows, and some schools have canceled class early for the Thanksgiving break title: Announcement Coming Today on Ferguson Grand Jury, Sources Say image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7c137380f09aff2/69876ac3e20a877e22a83937/ferguson-decision2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Ferguson Grand Jury Reaches Highly Anticipated Decision by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 8:36 PM CUT  A protester holds his hands in the air outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri, November 24, 2014. A protester holds his hands in the air outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Missouri, November 24, 2014.Jim Young—Reuters by [NBC News](/author/nbc-news/) ## NBC News Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Nov 24, 2014 8:36 PM CUT RA grand jury in Missouri has reached a decision on whether to indict Darren Wilson, the white police officer who shot and killed unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson in August, a lawyer for the Brown family said Monday. The prosecutor overseeing the case planned an announcement later in the day, but he gave no indication what it would be. Benjamin Crump, the lawyer, said Monday afternoon that the family had been notified. He told MSNBC that the family was “praying for an indictment, and they’re trying to put their faith in the justice system.” [Read the rest of the story from our partners at NBC News](http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/michael-brown-shooting/announcement-coming-today-ferguson-grand-jury-sources-say-n255101?cid=par-time-article%5F20141002 "undefined") ### See Tension Mount in Ferguson as Protests Begin Anew  Dasha Jones, 19, is arrested for unlawful assembly during a protest ahead of the grand jury decision in the case against Darren Wilson, who shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson, Mo. on the evening of Nov. 20, 2014. Barrett Emke  Police detain a demonstrator after he and others blocked a street near a police station in Ferguson, Mo. on Nov. 23, 2014 Jewel Samad—AFP/Getty Images  A member of the National Guard stands along a parked military vehicle in the back of a shopping center in Ferguson, Mo. on Nov. 24, 2014. Adrees Latif—Reuters  Gina Gowdy, of Ferguson, Mo., shouts while marching with protestors along a stretch of road where violent protests occurred following the August shooting of unarmed black teenager by a white police officer, Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo. David Goldman—AP  Police watch as a protester with an upside-down American flag marches along West Florissant Avenue in Ferguson, Mo., Nov. 22, 2014 Whitney Curtis—The New York Times/Redux  Police in riot gear observe protesters on the street near the Ferguson Police Station in Ferguson, Mo. on Nov. 23, 2014 Shen Ting—Xinhua Press/Corbis  Demonstrators block a busy intersection while marching through the streets to protest the shooting of Michael Brown, in St. Louis on Nov. 23, 2014 David Goldman—AP  A protester, demanding the criminal indictment of Darren Wilson, shouts slogans while stopping traffic in St. Louis, on Nov. 23, 2014 Adrees Latif—Reuters  Demonstrators shout slogans during a march in St. Louis, on Nov. 23, 2014 Jewel Samad—AFP/Getty Images  A man wearing a mask joins others around a makeshift memorial where 18-year-old Michael Brown who was shot dead by a police officer, in Ferguson, Mo., Nov. 22, 2014 Jewel Samad—AFP/Getty Images  Matt Pearce, a reporter with the Los Angeles Times, holds his head after getting clocked with a rock thrown into the crowd during a protest in the streets in St. Louis on Nov. 23, 2014. David Goldman—AP  Protesters march through neighborhoods in St. Louis on Nov. 23, 2014 Alexey Furman—Demotix/Corbis  Demonstrators pray around a memorial at the spot where Michael Brown was shot to death on in Ferguson, Mo. on Nov. 22, 2014 Scott Olson—Getty Images  Police guard the Ferguson police station as demonstrators protest the shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. on Nov. 20, 2014 Scott Olson—Getty Images  A demonstrator protesting the shooting death of Michael Brown blows cigar smoke in Ferguson, Mo. on Nov. 22, 2014 Justin Sullivan—Getty Images ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3603342/ferguson-michael-brown-darren-wilson-grand-jury-decision/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3603342/ferguson-michael-brown-darren-wilson-grand-jury-decision/"},"headline":"Ferguson Grand Jury Reaches Highly Anticipated Decision","datePublished":"2014-11-24T20:36:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T05:06:56.072Z","description":"Announcement expected Monday evening","url":"https://time.com/3603342/ferguson-michael-brown-darren-wilson-grand-jury-decision/","keywords":["Crime","Ferguson topic","Michael Brown"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7c137380f09aff2/69876ac3e20a877e22a83937/ferguson-decision2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"NBC News","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/nbc-news/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta7c137380f09aff2/69876ac3e20a877e22a83937/ferguson-decision2.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"A protester holds his hands in the air outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson","caption":"A protester holds his hands in the air outside the Ferguson Police Department in Ferguson","creditText":"Jim Young—Reuters","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3603342/ferguson-michael-brown-darren-wilson-grand-jury-decision/","name":"Ferguson Grand Jury Reaches Highly Anticipated Decision"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Watch: Protests in Ferguson Ahead of Grand Jury Decision","description":"Watch: Protests in Ferguson ahead of grand jury decision","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/zNyMzdMb/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2014-11-25T01:51:51.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/zNyMzdMb.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3603342/ferguson-michael-brown-darren-wilson-grand-jury-decision/","duration":"PT1M46S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3603342/ferguson-michael-brown-darren-wilson-grand-jury-decision/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```