Jesse brown shot in ferguson
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Michael Brown Is Shot An 18-year-old teenager, Michael Brown, is shot and killed on Saturday by a police officer in Ferguson, Mo. The circumstances surrounding the shooting are in dispute. The police say Mr. Brown was shot during a skirmish with the officer. A friend who was walking with Mr. Brown, Dorian Johnson, says the officer opened fire when the young men refused to move from the middle of the street to the sidewalk. He says Mr. Brown’s hands were over his head when the officer fired. All agree that Mr. Brown was unarmed. Protests Amid Calls for Patience After a candlelight vigil on Sunday evening, protesters flood into the streets near the scene of the shooting, some chanting, “No justice, no peace.” They are met by police officers in riot gear, carrying rifles and shields. A Peaceful Protest Turns Violent Images and videos captured on cellphones begin to flood social media sites, and accounts of looting in Ferguson spread quickly on Twitter. The QuikTrip in the second tweet, below, is among the first- and hardest-hit businesses. F.B.I. Opens Civil Rights Investigation The Federal Bureau of Investigation opens a civil rights inquiry into the shooting of Mr. Brown on Monday as protests in Ferguson continues. The N.A.A.C.P. issues a statement of support for Mr. Brown's fa
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Aug. 9, 2014: Michael Brown Killed by Police
Michael Brown
African American teenager Michael Brown was fatally shot by white police officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri. Brown had just graduated from high school and was preparing to enter a program for heating and air conditioning repair at Vatterott College.
The tragic killing of Michael Brown sparked protests across the nation and support for the Black Lives Matter movement.
Four years later (August 7, 2018), city council member Wesley Bell won the Democratic primary for St. Louis County prosecutor over seven-term incumbent Bob McCulloch, who had failed to secure an indictment of Wilson. Read “Voters Oust Prosecutor Who Freed Michael Brown’s Killer” on Colorlines.
Protesters march with a banner listing the names of people killed by law enforcement. Source: Reuters
Learn more about the police shooting of Michael Brown, the protests, and the response by the Department of Justice at Democracy Now!
We also recommend watching “The Making of Ferguson,” with Sherrilyn Ifill and Richard Rothstein, which shows that government actions — such as racially explicit zoning, public housing segregation, and federal requirements for white-only suburbs systematically segregated African Am
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Killing of Archangel Brown
2014 lethal police gunfire of a black squire in Ferguson, Missouri, US
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