Michael Brown’s mother, Lezley McSpadden, visibly broke down before a crowd of supporters and a phalanx of cameras last night as news spread that a St. Louis grand jury decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of her unarmed, 18-year-old son. McSpadden learned of the decision, according to USA Today, through a phone call received by Benjamin Crump, a family attorney, minutes before the public announcement. 

[She] cried and shouted when Crump told her there was no indictment and that the prosecutor was willing to meet with the family. ... Her body vibrated with pain as she jumped to her feet. "I do want to meet with him right now," McSpadden screamed. "What do you mean no indictment?!" She then ran out of a hotel room followed by family members.

Wilson, like Brown’s family, issued a public statement last night stating in part, "Officer Wilson followed his training and followed the law." Wilson’s testimony to the grand jury in which he describes encountering and ultimately shooting Brown, has been publicly released (see page 195). At one point, Wilson, a little under 6 ‘4" and 210 pounds to Brown’s 6’ 4" nearly 300 pound frame, describes grabbing him: "I felt like a 5-year-old holding onto Hulk Hogan." Summaries can be found at CNN and the Washington Post.