Of course families need to see their loved ones. Of course they need to go beyond what's -- what's a rumor to figure out whether their 12-year-old is alive or dead. Of course they need that capacity. And we're going to press forward to make sure that they get that access and get people moving in there in the coming hours.
Governor Jay Nixon addresses the need for families to access the morgue to identify their loved ones.
Share
More from Jay Nixon
This is not the silence the people of Ferguson or this region or others but to contain those who were drowning out the voice of the people with their actions. We will not allow a handful of looters to endanger the rest of this community.
While none of us know what that will be, our shared hope and expectation is that regardless of the decision, people on all sides show tolerance, mutual respect and restraint.
A vigorous prosecution must now been pursued. The democratic re-elected Saint Louis county prosecutor and the attorney general of the United States each have a job to do. Their obligation to achieve justice in the shooting death of Michael…
Vigorous prosecution must now be pursued. The democratically-elected St. Louis prosecutor and the Attorney General of the United States each have a job to do. Their obligation to achieve justice in the shooting death of Michael Brown must…
Other voices in this conversation
