Obama denounced the ongoing clashes at a Monday press conference. Attorney General Eric Holder will travel to Ferguson Wednesday to meet with FBI and Department of Justice officials working the case, Obama said.
National Guard troops, called in by Gov. Jay Nixon Monday, protected the police command center.
Brown, 18, was shot to death Aug. 9 by a Ferguson police officer.
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