Michael Brown's family released a statement Monday afternoon, asking for 4½ minutes of silence in their son's memory. The timing of the silence is intended to symbolize the 4½ hours Brown's body remained on the street in the Canfield Green apartment complex after he was fatally shot.

The statement:

“After the grand jury’s decision, we are asking for 4½ minutes of silence to remember why we lift our voices. We are not here to be violent. We are here in memory of our son. We are here for protection of all children. We are here to support justice and equality for all people. We lift our voices to ensure black and brown men, women, and children can live in this country without being devalued because of the color of our skin.”

The family plans a news conference for 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Greater St. Mark Family Church on Chambers Road near Ferguson, said family attorney Anthony Gray.

“In the meantime, the family wants to continue to urge everyone to remain peaceful, calm and non-violent during these times,” Gray said.

He said both of Brown’s parents are at their homes now. The mood, he said, is “numb silence.”

“Anticipation, anxiety is probably at the highest level it could be, without blowing a gasket,” he said.