Michael Brown Sr., the father of Michael Brown, who was shot and killed during a confrontation with a police officer last year, says on the eve of his death that his family is still in mourning.
Numerous events have been planned to commemorate the death of Brown, which took place on Aug. 9, 2014. Among those events is a parade led by Brown Sr. beginning at the memorial on Canfield Drive in Ferguson, the same site where his son was killed by former police officer Darren Wilson, according to Portland Press Herald.
Even though a year has already passed since his son's death, Brown Sr. admits that time has yet to heal the wounds.
"At the end of the day, I still lost my boy. I'm still hurting. My family's still hurting," he said before the procession where a drum corps, some cars and several hundreds of people joined on the five-mile route to Normandy High School, The Denver Post reported.
The crowds were mainly subdued during mid-day, but they eventually picked up when hundreds of people made their way to the Ferguson Police Department and mocked the officers who looked on.
A lot of groups had pledged disobedience in the region of St. Louis, but Brown Sr. encouraged that there should be "no drama," and that everybody should mark his son's death in peace, according to the Associated Press.
