Photo Gallery: Protesters Block I-24 in Downtown Nashville during Vigil

A man lies down on Interstate 24 at Shelby Street during a vigil in memory of Michael Brown. Metro Nashville police block the interstate with their patrol cars to protect those protesting as they marched at the Shelby Street exit. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

A mother holds her young daughter as they lie on Interstate 24 near LP Field during a protest in downtown Nashville. The protesters marched from James E. Robertson Parkway to the interstate at Shelby Street. The interstate was blocked for several hours by Metro police to protect those marching. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Protesters march down Broadway on Tuesday, November 24, 2014. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Protesters in downtown Nashville walked onto Interstate 24 near LP Field on Tuesday night, November 24, 2014 to protest the no indictment verdict in the shooting death of Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown. Interstate 24 was blocked for several hours as Metro Nashville police allowed the protesters to continue their peaceful march. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Protesters lie down across Interstate 24 at Shelby Street near LP Field on Tuesday, November 24, 2014 during a vigil in memory of Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Protesters sit and lie in the roadway in downtown Nashville during a vigil held in memory of Michael Brown on Tuesday, November 24, 2014. On November 23, a St. Louis, Missouri Grand Jury returned a no indictment verdict in a case against Officer Darren Wilson, a Ferguson, Missouri police officer accused of shooting Brown. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Employees stand outside a storefront watching as protesters march through downtown Nashville on Tuesday, November 24, 2014. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Protesters marched through downtown Nashville on Tuesday, November 24, 2014 during a vigil for Michael Brown. The protesters shut down a section of Interstate 24 at LP Field for several hours. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Protesters marched in downtown Nashville on Tuesday night during a vigil for Michael Brown. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Metro Nashville police handed out water to the protesters marching late Tuesday night. The protesters gathered at the Metro Criminal Justice Center to hold a vigil and march in memory of Michael Brown, after a St. Louis, Missouri Grand Jury decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in Brown’s death was announced late Monday, November 23, 2014. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Protesters marched in downtown Nashville on Tuesday night during a vigil for Michael Brown. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Protesters marched Tuesday, November 24, 2014 in downtown Nashville at Shelby Street and Interstate 24 in memory of Michael Brown, a Ferguson, Missouri teen who was killed by a Ferguson police officer earlier this year. On November 23, 2014, a St. Louis, Missouri Grand Jury returned no indictment on Officer Darren Wilson in Brown’s death. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Metro police marched with the protesters in downtown Nashville on Tuesday night to ensure the safety of those protesting. Officers provided water for those marching late Tuesday night and blocked parts of Interstate 24 when protesters marched into the roadway at the Shelby Street exit. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Protesters hold hands as the marched through downtown Nashville on Tuesday night. The crowd marched from the Criminal Justice Center on James E. Robertson Parkway to the Shelby Street exit at Interstate 24. Part of the interstate at Shelby Street was blocked to allow protesters in the roadway safety during their march. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Protesters lie down on Interstate 24 at Shelby Street during a vigil held on Tuesday, November 24, 2014 in memory of Michael Brown. The interstate was blocked as the protesters entered the roadway and stayed closed for several hours as individuals continuously flooded back to the intersection. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

A man holds a candle during a vigil held at the Metro Nashville Criminal Justice Center on Tuesday, November 24, 2014. The protest began in the early evening and continued until almost 11:30 as protesters marched through downtown Nashville to Shelby Street from James E. Robertson Parkway. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

People gathered on Tuesday night, November 24, 2014 in memory of Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown. Those gathered held candles lit in memory of the teen outside the Metro Nashville Criminal Justice Center on James E. Robertson Parkway. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Metro Nashville police officers marched along with protesters on Tuesday, November 24, 2014. Protesters gathered for a candlelight vigil for Michael Brown, then marched from James E. Robertson Parkway to Interstate 24 at Shelby Street. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

A store employee watches out of a store front window as protesters pass the downtown Nashville store. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

A man raises his hand while holding a lit candle during a vigil held for Ferguson, Missouri teen Michael Brown on Tuesday, November 24, 2014. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

Protesters march into Interstate 24 at Shelby Street near LP Field. The interstate was blocked as protesters repeatedly entered the roadway over the course of the night. (Photo by Matt Masters/MTSU Sidelines)

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Photo Gallery: Protesters Block I-24 in Downtown Nashville during Vigil

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