The protest lasted several minutes as a group of people moved onto Interstate 270 making the familiar “hands up, don’t shoot” gesture.
People protesting the death of Michael Brown stopped traffic on Interstate 270 Monday near St. Louis.
The incident was broadcasted online by Argus Streaming News. According to KMOV 4, the blockage happened near W. Florissant, the Ferguson street where most of the protesting has happened.
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The protest happened about 4:30 p.m. CDT as a group of people moved onto the freeway with their hands up.
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The protesters were calling for Prosecutor Robert McCulloch to step down from the case, among other things.
McCulloch is investigating Brown's shooting by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. However, protesters and many community members generally have argued that his background makes it impossible for him to objectively run the case. Getting McCulloch to step aside has been one of the primary demands protesters have made in the weeks following Brown's death.
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Monday's protest was brief; the freeway was only supposed to be shut for four and a half minutes to represent the four and a half hours Michael Brown's body reportedly lay in the street.
During the two weeks after Brown's death, numerous protesters also told BuzzFeed they were particularly upset that Brown's body was left in the street for hours. Many in the community felt that it was disrespectful both for Brown and passersby, and that if Brown had been white the situation would have been handled differently.
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