For several nights the city was plagued by violent confrontations between police and supporters of Michael Brown, the black teenager unarmed killed last August by a police officer. For Thanksgiving this Thursday, the pastor of the Church of St. Mark had called to heal the wounds and form a block between different communities.
"What happens now, it's really sad. I pray for both families. I pray and I remain hopeful that everyone is at peace, "said a parishioner.
In the streets, the dead calm. No police cars burned or attacked by demonstrators. A truce for now but will it last? Since the decision of a grand jury not to prosecute the police officer who killed Michael Brown, dozens of shops and businesses were partly destroyed.
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