Utahns rally to show support for protesters against ruling in Ferguson

Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune
Chris Manor speaks through a megaphone to a crowd of about 35 protesting police killings Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, before a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City.

Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune
Protesters Hannah Pratt, Hannah May, Samaya Montoya and Dajanae Hamilton observe a moment of silence after a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City.

Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune
A crowd of about 35 gathers to protest police killings Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, before a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City.

Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune
Samaya Montoya and Dajanae Hamilton protest police killings Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, before a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City.

Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune
Protesters who asked not to be identified gather at a rally against police killings Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, before a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City.

Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune
Damon Harris holds a sign at a rally protesting police killings Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, before a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City.

Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune
Gabriella Andersson, Greg Murray and Jessica Arter observe a moment of silence after a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City.

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Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune Chris Manor speaks through a megaphone to a crowd of about 35 protesting police killings Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, before a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune Protesters Hannah Pratt, Hannah May, Samaya Montoya and Dajanae Hamilton observe a moment of silence after a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune A crowd of about 35 gathers to protest police killings Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, before a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune Samaya Montoya and Dajanae Hamilton protest police killings Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, before a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune Protesters who asked not to be identified gather at a rally against police killings Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, before a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune Damon Harris holds a sign at a rally protesting police killings Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, before a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune Gabriella Andersson, Greg Murray and Jessica Arter observe a moment of silence after a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City. Lennie Mahler | The Salt Lake Tribune A crowd of about 35 gathers to protest police killings Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, before a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury ruled not to file criminal charges against officer Darren Wilson for the death of Michael Brown. The rally was held in front of the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building in downtown Salt Lake City.

The Associated Press

· November 25, 2014 11:04 am

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About 35 protesters withstood near-freezing temperatures in Salt Lake City on Monday night to condemn police killings across the U.S. and a Missouri grand jury's decision not to charge a white officer in the killing of a black teenager.

Attendees at the peaceful protest outside a downtown federal office building carried signs and banners decrying police shootings.

They booed when they learned Monday night that Ferguson, Mo.-police officer Darren Wilson would not be charged in the death of the 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Rally organizer Chris Manor is with a group called Utah Against Police Brutality and says it's worth braving the cold to show solidarity with similar protesters in Missouri.

Manor says recent fatal police shootings in Utah show the issue is not unique to Missouri.