Records: Police wanted Guard in Ferguson neighborhood

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- St. Louis area authorities planning for a grand jury announcement had proposed stationing Missouri National Guard troops and armored Humvees in a Ferguson neighborhood where Michael Brown had been shot by a policeman, according to records released Tuesday detailing the state's preparations.

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