Kansas City reacts to Ferguson grand jury decision

Published November 25th, 2014 at 9:42 AM

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Riots erupted overnight in Ferguson, Missouri, after it was announced that a grand jury chose not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the August shooting death of unarmed black teen Michael Brown.

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