On Monday dozens of demonstrators protested in Clayton, Missouri where a grand jury is set to decide whether to indict a white police officer Darren Wilson for killing unarmed black teenager Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri back in August.

Gov. Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency allowing him to activate the Missouri National Guard in preparation for a grand jury decision.

Protesters have been filling the streets of Ferguson, Missouri after Brown, 18, was fatally shot by Officer Wilson. Nearly three months after his killing, it is unclear what actions will be taken against the officer as demonstrators continue to protest for the justice of Brown and gather outside the courthouse.

The decision can come any day now. If no charges are brought, many fear that protests will become just as violent as they sometimes were three months ago.

"We want an indictment. The cops don't like it," the group chanted as they marched outside the Clayton County courthouse where the grand jury is sitting, Huffington Post reports.

"Something about the way Mike Brown was killed started a fire in me that I can't ignore," Dhorbua Shakur, one of the demonstration's organizers, told Huffington Post.

Shakur added that he had little sympathy for area residents who are tired of the demonstrations, which left some businesses in Ferguson burned out.

"They can turn this off and on with a TV screen. But this is my reality. This is my life," the 24-year-old Shakur said.

Some of the protesters said that calling a state of emergency to allow the National Guard to watch the crowd only presumed that demonstrations would be violent.

"As part of our ongoing efforts to plan and be prepared for any contingency, it is necessary to have these resources in place in advance of any announcement of the grand jury's decision," Nixon said in a written release. "The National Guard is well suited to provide security at command posts, fire stations and other locations, as well as perform other functions that will free up law enforcement officers to remain focused on community policing and protecting constitutional rights."


Many businesses near the town have already boarded their windows as they wait for the decision.

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