Michael Brown's Father Asks For Pause in Ferguson Protests in Observance of Son's Funeral Monday

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____The funeral for Michael Brown, an unarmed teenager shot and killed by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Mo. this month, will be held on Monday morning. Michael Brown Sr., the child's father, told a St. Louis radio station that he'd like protestors to take the day off that Monday out of respect for his son.

In an interview with Hot 104.1 in St. Louis, Brown Sr. expressed his desire to have a peaceful day.

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"I would like for no protesting going on," Michael Brown Sr. said during an interview on a St. Louis radio station, according to a Buzzfeed report. "We just want a moment of silence that whole day. Just out of respect for our son."

Michael Brown's funeral will be public and held at a baptist church in St. Louis that holds 2,500 people in its main sanctuary and 2,000 people in overflow sections.



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Michael Brown's funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Monday. It will be a public service, and thousands of people are expected to attend.

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