Ferguson news and updates

Michael Brown Sr. stands silently at a press conference condemning the grand jury process
that led to no charges being filed over the death of his son.

Michael Brown Sr. stands silently at a press conference condemning the grand jury process
that led to no charges being filed over the death of his son.

Some brief evening updates on today's events in and around Ferguson, Missouri.

• Officer Darren Wilson released a letter to his supporters.
  

  I would like to thank you all for standing up for me during this stressful time. Your support and dedication is amazing and it is still hard to believe that all of these people that I have never met are doing so much for me.

• In his first interview since the shooting, Wilson says he has a "clean conscience" over the death of Brown. "I know I did my job right."
• Rep. Peter King (R-NY) suggested President Barack Obama should invite Darren Wilson to the White House to say "thank you for doing your job."
• A man was found dead this morning in a car parked in Ferguson; it is "not immediately clear" whether the death is related to last night's unrest in the town.
• Protesters held four-and-a-half minutes of silence in remembrance of Michael Brown, in accordance with the requests of his family.
• The Republican mayor of Ferguson says that National Guard deployment in the city was "delayed" as violence broke out in the city last night, calling that delay "deeply disturbing".
• Perhaps in response, Gov. Jay Nixon announced at a press conference today that "hundreds more National Guardsmen" would be deployed in the city, raising the deployed total to 2,200.
• The National Bar Association released a statement on the grand jury decision, calling on the Department of Justice to pursue federal charges in the case.
• Nationwide, over 100 protests were expected to take place today.