Highway Patrol Capt. Marches with Protesters in Ferguson; NYC Demonstrators Protest Ferguson

Capt. Ron Johnson marches with protesters in Ferguson as law enforcement scales back on day 5 of turmoil after Michael Brown shooting. The Missouri State Highway Patrol took a different approach Thursday in dealing with protests after the public criticized the heavy-handed tactic police took previously. Johnson, a Ferguson, Mo. native, marched along with those upset by the shooting of Michael Brown, an unarmed teen killed Saturday afternoon by a Ferguson cop.

Demonstrators March To Times Square To Protest Michael Brown’s Death In Missouri. The Union Square vigil was one of several held in more than 90 cities across the country Thursday night for the National Moment of Silence for Victims of Police Brutality. Vigils were also held in Harlem; Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn; and Jamaica, Queens Thursday evening, according to published reports. In addition to Brown, the vigils also highlighted the police custody death of Eric Garner on Staten Island last month.