Peaceful protests continued last night in Ferguson, Missouri, over the fatal police shooting of unarmed African-American teenager Michael Brown. Prosecutors have begun presenting evidence before a grand jury to determine whether the officer who shot Brown, Darren Wilson, will face criminal charges. Wilson remains on paid leave. On Wednesday, Attorney General Eric Holder visited Ferguson and met with Brown’s parents amidst an ongoing federal probe into possible violations of civil rights.

Eric Holder: “My hope also is that through the trip that I’m making out here today and by stressing the importance of and the way in which this investigation is going, that hopefully will have a calming influence on the area. If people know that a federal, thorough investigation is being done, being manned by these very capable people, my hope is that that will give people some degree of confidence that the appropriate things are being done by their federal government.”