Nov. 27--Three people were arrested Wednesday in Chicago after they were protesting the shooting of an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., police said.
Two 63-year-old women and a 57-year-old man were arrested during a protest in Chicago, police spokesman Veejay Zala said.
Officials could not immediately provide details about the charges or the circumstances leading to the arrests. They were arrested near State Street and Jackson Boulevard, Zala said.
According to protesters, the three "were arrested as they peacefully stepped into the street at the intersection of Jackson and State with a banner calling for "Justice for Mike Brown!"
Earlier, a group of about 15 people gathered at a DePaul University bookstore plaza Wednesday afternoon in the Loop.
Organized by a group that calls itself the "Revolutionary Communist Party," protesters held a banner that said "Justice for Mike Brown" and called for the public to recognize Friday not as a shopping day but as "Black lives matter Friday."
A spokeswoman said protesters plan to hold another rally Friday at Water Tower Place.
