Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson would be free to return to work if he is not indicted in the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.

Chief Tom Jackson made the announcement on Friday, telling Yahoo News that the Wilson will be "immediately" returned to active duty if a grand jury decides not to indict him.

Wilson fatally shot Brown, an unarmed African-American teenager, in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9. Several eye witnesses testify that the 18-year-old was shot execution style while he was surrendering with his hands in the air. However, officer Wilson stated that Brown was the aggressor and that he reached for his weapon.

Since the shooting, he was placed on paid leave.

He would come back to a "not yet determined assignment," Jackson said.

However, if the grand jury charges Wilson, then he would "most likely" be terminated "if it is a felony," Jackson said.

Meanwhile, tension and fear continues to rise as the nation awaits the grand jury decision.

Although the grand jury has until January to decide whether to indict or not to indict Wilson, the ruling could be issued sometime this month. As a result, community members and business owners, who fear that the decision will spark violent protests and looting if Wilson is not indicted, are preparing for the worst.

This is evident by the spike in gun sales in Ferguson and surrounding areas, which has increased by 50 percent in recent weeks.

"So maybe I get trapped here or something and have to have a John Wayne shootout," said Dan McMullen, the owner of an insurance agency located where Brown was shot to death, according to CNN. "That's the silly part about it: Is that going to happen? Not a chance. But I guess, could it? I'm the only white person here."