The streets are getting more crowded and tensions are up as the people of Ferguson, Missouri, await a decision from a grand jury considering charges against officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown.
In Boston, Cardinal Sean O'Malley is praying for the people of Ferguson.
A decision is not expected until Monday, at the earliest.
"The city is really in a panic at this point, in anticipation of this decision," said Brown family attorney Anthony Gray.
The images of violence in the days after Brown's death serve as a reminder and warning.
"Hurting others or destroying property is not the answer," said Brown's father, Michael Brown Sr., who called for calm regardless of a decision in a videotaped public service announcement.
Local sports stars U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder are also calling for peace and unity, though they don't mention Ferguson or the case in their pleas.
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A message of unity is reaching out across the county, including to places like Boston, where Mayor Marty Walsh is asking people to demonstrate peacefully regardless of the decision.
"We're just asking people that if it comes down where there's going to be protests, they do it in a peaceful manner," said Walsh.
