The Missouri governor has rejected calls for the fatal shooting of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson to be re-examined.<br /><br />On Monday a grand jury ruled that white police officer Darren Wilson would not be charged for the killing of the 18-year-old.<br /><br />The decision sparked two days of rioting in St Louis and 12 other cities. including Boston, New York and Los Angeles.<br /><br />The family of the dead teenager say they are “crushed” by the ruling, which has led to a nationwide debate on relations between the black community and security services. <br /><br />More than 2,200 National Guard have since been deployed to the suburb in response to the unrest.<br /><br />There are concerns that the release of a video showing the killing of a 12-year-black boy by a police officer in a park in Cleveland last Saturday, will lead to yet more violent disturbances.<br /><br />Tamir Rice was pointing an object which resembled a weapon when the police arrived and shot him.<br /><br />Tamir was unarmed at the time.<br /><br />A grand jury is due to hear evidence before reaching a decision on whether to charge the officer concerned. <br /><br />The Missouri governor has rejected calls for a new grand jury to re-examine the fatal shooting of unarmed, black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson.<br /><br />On Monday a grand jury ruled that white police officer Darren Wilson would not be charged for the killing of the 18-year-old.<br /><br />The decision sparked two days of rioting in St Louis and 12 other cities. including Boston, New York and Los Angeles.<br /><br />The family of the dead teenager say they are “crushed” by the ruling, which has led to a nationwide debate on relations between the black community and security services. <br /><br />More than 2,200 National Guard have since been deployed to the suburb in response to the unrest.<br /><br />There are concerns that the release of a video showing the killing of a 12-year-black boy by a <br />police officer in a park in Cleveland last Saturday, will lead to yet more violent disturbances.<br /><br />Tamir Rice was pointing an object which resembled a weapon when the police arrived and shot him.<br /><br />Tamir was unarmed at the time.<br /><br />A grand jury is due to hear evidence before reaching a decision on whether to charge the officer concerned.
