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http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/11/u...n-was-killed-after-struggle-for-gun.html?_r=0

Grief and Protests Follow Shooting of a Teenager
Police Say Mike Brown Was Killed After Struggle for Gun in St. Louis Suburb

The fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager Saturday by a police officer in a St. Louis suburb came after a struggle for the officer’s gun, police officials said Sunday, in an explanation that met with outrage and skepticism in the largely African-American community.


http://www.kmov.com/news/local/Heavy-police-presence--270609091.html

Multiple investigations underway in Ferguson shooting

Tensions are high in Ferguson, Missouri and a large police presence is on hand after a teenager was shot to death by a police officer.

The St. Louis County Police Department held a press conference Sunday morning where they stated Brown was shot “more than just a couple of times” by a 6-year member of the Ferguson Police department.


http://abcnews.go.com/us/vandalism-looting-reported-vigil-missouri-man-killed-cop/story?id=24923516

Looting, Vandalism After Vigil for Missouri Man Killed by Cop

Protests broke out overnight on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, with vehicles and businesses damaged and looting reported, following the police shooting of Michael Brown, 18.

People could be seen carrying hubcaps out of an auto supply store. A shoe store also was looted, with police swarming into the store's parking lot. A QuikTrip convenience store was overrun, with people grabbing items and running out of the store, glass shattered and items strewn about the sidewalk.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/natio...e84a46-2021-11e4-9b6c-12e30cbe86a3_story.html

Killing of unarmed Missouri man draws criticism

An 18-year-old black man shot multiple times by a suburban St. Louis police officer was unarmed when he died, police said Sunday, as hundreds of local residents protested and a civil rights leader expressed outrage at the killing.

Michael Brown had graduated from high school and was about to enter a local college, said his mother, Lesley McSpadden.

St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said the shooting occurred after an officer encountered two people — one of whom was Brown — on the street near an apartment complex Saturday afternoon in Ferguson, a predominantly black suburb a few miles north of downtown St. Louis.


Local News Coverage

St. Louis Post-Dispatch
http://www.stltoday.com/news/specia...m&utm_campaign=hot-topics-2&utm_medium=direct

nineNetwork
Special Coverage
http://ninenet.org/ferguson

KMOV Micheal Brown Coverage
http://www.kmov.com/special-coverage-001

http://www.ksdk.com/local/
KSDK - 5 Local

http://fox2now.com/
FOX2 - Local
 
http://www.kmov.com/special-coverag...er-attacks-against-Ferguson-PD-270706191.html

‘Anonymous’ hacks City of Ferguson website

“Anonymous,” a group of “Hacktivists,” hacked the City of Ferguson’s website Sunday night.


http://www.kmov.com/news/just-posted/Reports-St-Louis-Galleria-evacuated-following--270826041.html

2 arrested after fight at St. Louis Galleria

Officers with several police departments responded to the St. Louis Galleria Monday evening.

Police said a group of teenagers got into a fight and, reportedly, as many as 40 people became involved. Witnesses told News 4 the fight initially broke out between two girls.


http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_bf0c44c4-3b22-570d-bd1c-78f1bc400cf2.html

Family of slain teen call for nonviolence, witness to come forward

Michael Brown’s parents on Monday emphatically rejected police accounts of their son’s fatal shooting by an unnamed officer on Saturday, calling on witnesses to step forward with information that would cast doubt on law enforcement’s version of events.

Speaking through their lawyer, Benjamin Crump, the family said the 18-year-old, whom teachers described as a “gentle giant,” didn’t have the personality to try and wrestle away an officer’s gun, as police have said.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/us/missouri-teen-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

Gunshots, tear gas in Missouri town where police shot teen

Hours after federal civil rights investigators and the FBI opened an inquiry into the death of a teenager shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, violence flared again in the St. Louis suburb.

Police Chief Thomas Jackson told CNN shots were fired Monday night in Ferguson, and police fired tear gas to disperse a crowd that had gathered in an area where looting occurred Sunday.

"Officers were brought in to quell the hostilities," he said. "Tear gas was deployed."
 
http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/eyewitness-michael-brown-fatal-shooting-missouri

Eyewitness to Michael Brown shooting recounts his friend’s death

The last moments of Michael Brown’s life were filled with shock, fear and terror, says a witness who stood just feet away as a police officer shot and killed the unarmed teen.

“I saw the barrel of the gun pointed at my friend,” said Dorian Johnson, 22. “Then I saw the fire come out of the barrel.”

Johnson, in an exclusive interview with msnbc, said what began as an order by a police officer to ‘get the f— onto the sidewalk’ quickly escalated into a physical altercation and then, gunfire.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/11/us/missouri-ferguson-michael-brown-what-we-know/index.html

What we know about Michael Brown's shooting

t's a case of he said, he said. The accounts of why a police officer fatally shot Michael Brown on a street in Ferguson, Missouri, on Saturday couldn't be more disparate.

One side says the teenager was surrendering, his hands in the air to show he was unarmed, when the officer opened fire. Authorities counter that Brown attacked the officer in his car and tried to take his gun.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qQeni0qt8Vo

Michael Brown's Story As Told By His Friend, Dorian Johnson
 
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/08/1...-protesters-throwing-rocks/?intcmp=latestnews

St. Louis cops use ‘beanbag rounds’ after reports of protesters throwing rocks

Police in riot gear fired tear gas into a crowd of protesters in a St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black teenager had been fatally shot by police over the weekend, as tension rose even amid calls for collective calm.

Between two nights of unrest, a community forum hosted by the local NAACP chapter Monday night drew hundreds to a sweltering church in Ferguson, the nearly 70 percent black St. Louis County suburb where an unarmed 18-year-old, Michael Brown, was shot multiple times by a police officer.


https://time.com/3103785/michael-brown-ferguson-st-louis-police-officer-name/

Police Won’t Name Officer Who Shot Unarmed Missouri Teen

Police said Tuesday that they won’t release the name of an officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager last week in a St. Louis suburb following threats to the officer’s life, a move that could further inflame protesters who have clashed with authorities while demanding the officer’s arrest.


http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/loca...brown-shooting-officer-name-delayed/13945205/

Threats delay release of officer's name

Timothy Zoll, spokesperson for the Ferguson Police Department, has confirmed to NewsChannel 5 they will not release the name of the officer who fired the fatal shots at 18-year-old Michael Brown Saturday afternoon.

On Monday, Chief Thomas Jackson told NewsChannel 5 he would release the officer's name by noon Tuesday.


http://www.stltoday.com/news/multim...tml_63a31de8-6f29-5592-8161-76d44eade66a.html

Video: Neighbor angry about looting posts note at QT
 
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/13/us/if-they-gunned-me-down-protest-on-twitter.html?_r=0

Shooting Spurs Hashtag Effort on Stereotypes

When Tyler Atkins heard about the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, 18, an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Mo., he posted on Twitter a picture of himself in a tuxedo, with a saxophone around his neck, next to a photograph of himself dressed in a black T-shirt with a blue bandanna tied around his head and his finger pointed at the camera.


http://www.nbcwashington.com/news/n.../270981481.html?_osource=SocialFlowFB_DCBrand

No-Fly Zone Enacted Over Slain Mo. Teen's Town

Authorities in Ferguson, Missouri, instituted on Tuesday a no-fly zone over the suburban town where tensions have been high after the fatal shooting of unarmed teenager, Michael Brown Jr. by a police officer.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2014/08/11/michael-brown-police-shot-teen/13895981/

Mom: Brown 'didn't create problems. He fixed things.'

Michael Brown, the 18-year-old shot dead Saturday night in an altercation with a police officer in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, had been eager to start college Monday, his mother said.

"He wanted to be really good in visual arts and heating and cooling," Lesley McSpadden told USA TODAY. "He was really good with his hands and taking things apart and putting them back together. He was almost like a healer.

"He fixed things. He didn't create problems. He fixed things. My son was sweet. He didn't mean any harm to anybody."
 
http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/08/12/timeline-the-death-of-michael-brown-and-unrest-in-ferguson/

TIMELINE: The Death of Michael Brown and Unrest in Ferguson

Saturday, Aug. 9, 2014

- 18-year-old Michael Brown, a recent high school graduate about to start college, is shot and killed by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer. Brown was unarmed.

Sunday, Aug. 10, 2014, AM

- Hundreds of people march to the Ferguson Police Department demanding answers for the teen’s death. Some have their hands up, as Brown reportedly did before he was shot, some chanting “Don’t shoot me.” They are met by police officers at the station and there is no violence.



http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/eyewitness-michael-brown-fatal-shooting-missouri

Eyewitness to Michael Brown shooting recounts his friend’s death
08/12/14 12:33 AM—Updated 08/19/14 10:51 AM

The last moments of Michael Brown’s life were filled with shock, fear and terror, says a witness who stood just feet away as a police officer shot and killed the unarmed teen.

“I saw the barrel of the gun pointed at my friend,” said Dorian Johnson, 22. “Then I saw the fire come out of the barrel.”


http://www.kmov.com/special-coverag...oting-suffered-facial-injuries-271079471.html

Chief: Officer in fatal shooting sustained facial injuries

The officer who shot and killed an unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri was injured in the alleged altercation, according to Ferguson Chief of Police Tom Jackson.

Jackson, who spoke on the phone with News 4's Laura Hettiger Wednesday morning, said the officer "was hit" and the "side of his face was swollen." The chief did not say if the officer suffered any broken bones.
 
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Confirmed: #MikeBrown had no criminal record. http://on.ksdk.com/1ovtJPT #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/7mjUpfBX9W

http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/loca...nvestigation-michael-brown-ferguson/14019767/

Federal civil rights investigation opened in Ferguson shooting

A federal civil rights investigation has been opened by the Justice Department into the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, according to the U.S. Attorney's office of Eastern District of Missouri.


http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/13/ferguson-police-chief-race-relations-a-top-priority/#ixzz3AJlWmUmL

Ferguson Police Chief: ‘Race Relations A Top Priority’

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/13/ferguson-police-chief-race-relations-a-top-priority/#ixzz3BAyyW3Eu

The police chief of Ferguson, Missouri told reporters Wednesday that the police officer who shot Michael Brown was taken to the emergency room with non-life-threatening injuries after he shot the 18-year-old and that the police department is working to improve race relations.

Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2014/08/13/ferguson-police-chief-race-relations-a-top-priority/#ixzz3BAz36qu4



http://fox2now.com/2014/08/13/fbi-warns-new-black-panther-leader-in-ferguson-inciting-violence/

FBI warns New Black Panther leader in Ferguson inciting violence

The FBI is concerned members of the New Black Panther Party are in Ferguson and advocating violence against police.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...e25c0e-2359-11e4-86ca-6f03cbd15c1a_story.html

In Ferguson, Washington Post reporter Wesley Lowery gives account of his arrest

For the past week in Ferguson, reporters have been using the McDonald’s a few blocks from the scene of Michael Brown’s shooting as a staging area. Demonstrations have blown up each night nearby. But inside there’s WiFi and outlets, so it’s common for reporters to gather there.

That was the case Wednesday. My phone was just about to die, so as I charged it, I used the time to respond to people on Twitter and do a little bit of a Q&A since I wasn’t out there covering the protests.


http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/cr...-follow-shooting-of-teen-Michael-Brown/page18

Eyewitness: Teen had his hands in the air
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http://www.news.com.au/world/fergus...ps-stalk-streets/story-fndir2ev-1227024317404

Ferguson: Journalists Ryan J Reilly, Wesley Lowery arrested as ‘warrior-cops’ stalk streets

SWAT teams armed to the teeth with guns trained on crowds. It seems like a scene from an action movie, but it's happening on the streets of the world’s wealthiest democracy.

This morning, Huffington Post reporter Ryan J Reilly and Washington Post journalist Wesley Lowery live tweeted their arrest from a McDonald’s in Ferguson, St Louis.
 
http://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/sharpton-seeks-justice-missouri-shooting-article-1.1901597

Rev. Al Sharpton on trail of justice in Missouri shooting

Al Sharpton has seen the same tragic tale so many times over the decades he could recite the entire sequence from memory:

It always begins with an unarmed black or Hispanic male killed by cops during an arrest for some minor infraction.

Which is why Sharpton on Tuesday was in Ferguson, Mo., the St. Louis suburb rocked by angry protests and minor looting last weekend after local cops shot to death an 18-year-old black man they had stopped for walking in the street.

The dead teen, Michael Brown, was scheduled to start college this week. The unarmed Brown assaulted an officer, cops say, a version several witnesses dispute.



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http://news.msn.com/us/police-defend-use-of-tear-gas-smoke-at-protests

Police defend use of tear gas, smoke at protests

St. Louis County police spokesman Brian Schellman said officers on Wednesday night tossed tear gas to disperse a large crowd of protesters after some threw Molotov cocktails and rocks at officers. More than 10 people were arrested in Ferguson.

"In talking to these guys, it is scary," Schellman said of officers on the front lines of the protest. "They hear gunshots going off, and they don't know where they're coming from."
 
http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/14/us/missouri-ferguson-police-tactics/index.html?sr=sharebar_twitter

Ferguson violence: Critics rip police tactics, use of military equipment

To people on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, and many around the world who watched it unfold, it seemed like a scene out of another country.

"They are now firing into the crowd," a reporter says Wednesday night as loud blasts and fiery sparks show tear gas canisters apparently being shot by police. Screams follow.

"They're firing rubber bullets," a reporter with KARG Argus Radio is heard saying on video. "They're attacking reporters; they are attacking civilians. They are firing up on the media."


http://fox2now.com/2014/08/14/the-w...ideways-chief-tom-jackson-speaks-in-ferguson/

“The whole picture is being painted a little bit sideways…” Chief Tom Jackson speaks in Ferguson

The shooting death of teenager Michael Brown has caused an uproar in the City of Ferguson over the last several days. Demonstrators have protested the area after reports that a Ferguson police offer is responsible for his untimely death.

The use of tear gas and other “military tactics,” (according to protesters) were put in place during and after the looting on Sunday. Many area businesses were destroyed including the QuikTrip convenience store that was burned down with employees inside.

*Includes press conference with Police Chief Tom Jackson*


http://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/2014/August/14-ag-854.html

Department of Justice
Office of Public Affairs
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, August 14, 2014
Statement by Attorney General Eric Holder on Latest Developments in Ferguson, Missouri

Attorney General Eric Holder released the following statement Thursday following his meeting earlier today with President Obama to discuss the latest developments in Ferguson, Missouri:

“This morning, I met with President Obama to discuss the events in Ferguson, Missouri. Like the President, I extend my heartfelt condolences to the family of Michael Brown. While his death has understandably caused heartache within the community, it is clear that the scenes playing out in the streets of Ferguson over the last several nights cannot continue.


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http://www.npr.org/2014/08/14/34042...his-is-not-a-race-issue-this-is-a-human-issue

Ferguson Pastor: This Is Not A Race Issue; This Is A Human Issue

It's been a tense week in Ferguson, Mo. Protests erupted after the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer Saturday. For many, the fear and frustration is familiar.

Amid the demonstrations Wednesday, the Rev. Willis Johnson tried to talk down 18-year-old Joshua Wilson. A photo in the Washington Post showed the two in a powerful moment.


https://ph.news.yahoo.com/video/hands-dont-shoot-rally-denver-003400389.html

Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Rally In Denver Supports Ferguson, Mo., Protesters

Video...
 
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/mi...d-honor-ferguson-victim-michael-brown-n180981

Thousands of people gathered in more than 100 U.S. communities Thursday in remembrance of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager whom police shot to death last weekend in Ferguson, Missouri.



http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...med-teenager-Michael-Brown.html#ixzz3ATVEhmJB

'The police are inciting violence all over again': Michael Brown's family attack character assassination after cops say he robbed store but also admit officer did NOT know that when he shot him

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...med-teenager-Michael-Brown.html#ixzz3BB6zbRZQ
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Mr Gray said that the teenager's parents, Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr, 'never described him as the perfect kid' and fully admitted that they had done their best to keep Michael on the right path for his future.

The lawyer added: 'No one out there is proud of everything they have done when they were a teenager.'

Daryl Parks, another attorney for the Brown family, also told gathered media that it 'appears to be Michael' in the store CCTV.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...med-teenager-Michael-Brown.html#ixzz3BB79GSDb
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http://nymag.com/daily/intelligencer/2014/08/darren-wilson-shot-and-killed-michael-brown.html

New Details in Ferguson Killing Make the Police Look Even Worse

Almost a week after 18-year-old Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, the police department identified the officer involved as six-year veteran Darren Wilson. At a press conference at 9 a.m. this morning, police chief Tom Jackson said Wilson, who has no disciplinary history, was responding to a robbery at a nearby convenience store when he encountered the teenager. The police also released video stills that appeared to show Brown threatening the convenience store owner, and a detailed report on the incident. Citizens attending the press conference immediately erupted in anger at the perceived insinuation that Brown may have been a suspect in the robbery. Jackson did not stick around to answer questions. USA Today reports that Wilson and his family skipped town "days ago."

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http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/ferguson-police-name-michael-brown

Police: Michael Brown stopped because he blocked traffic

FERGUSON, Missouri — Police revealed the identity Friday of the officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown, along with a report alleging that Brown and a friend stole cigars from a convenience store shortly before the shooting.
 
http://www.latimes.com/nation/natio...ooting-police-name-20140815-story.html#page=1

Officer who shot Michael Brown didn't know he was a robbery suspect

The fatal encounter between a police officer and an unarmed young man began when the officer stopped the man because he was walking in the street, Ferguson’s police chief said Friday in a revelation that added to public anger and confusion over Michael Brown’s death.

The disclosure came hours after police released a report identifying Brown, 18, as a suspect in a robbery that occurred minutes before Brown was shot dead by Officer Darren Wilson, who was publicly identified Friday after nearly a week of public pressure.

The Brown family’s attorney accused Police Chief Thomas Jackson of character assassination for tying Brown to the crime.

“He chose to talk about something to darken up this man’s past,” attorney Anthony Gray said at news conference. “Let me be real clear to everyone here,” he added. “This family has never said Michael Brown was a perfect kid.”


http://time.com/3104128/michael-brown-ferguson-cop-shooting-protests/

As police stay silent, anger fills the information vacuum

Officials in St. Louis County and the tense town of Ferguson, Mo., remain mum nearly three days after an unidentified police officer shot an unarmed black teenager to death. But a young man who says he was with the victim at the time of the shooting has described a virtually unprovoked attack in which the officer fired repeatedly — even after the victim raised his hands and begged him to stop shooting.



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http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/08...ferguson-this-is-not-a-black-and-white-issue/

Captain Johnson on Ferguson: This Is Not a Black and White Issue

Following this morning’s release of the name of the Ferguson police officer who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown, Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson answered questions from the press.

Johnson said Highway Patrol is not involved in the shooting investigation, and is only tasked by Gov. Jay Nixon with security.
 
http://news.msn.com/us/police-identify-officer-allege-teen-robbed-store

Police identify officer, allege teen robbed store

Police Chief Thomas Jackson said the officer did not know the teen was a robbery suspect at the time of the shooting and stopped Michael Brown and a companion "because they were walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic."

Photos: Protests over Missouri teen's death

Related: Officer's name begins to lift weeklong mystery

Related: Missouri protests call attention to police 'militarization'

Darren Wilson, a 28-year-old white officer, has patrolled suburban St. Louis for six years and had no previous complaints filed against him, Jackson said.


http://www.ibtimes.com/ferguson-pol...erence-id-mike-brown-shooting-officer-1659786

Ferguson Police Chief Botches Press Conference To ID Mike Brown Shooting Officer

In an awkward press conference on Friday, Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson finally revealed Darren Wilson as the police officer who shot and killed Mike Brown, six days after the incident. The ID came after Jackson read what some felt was an unnecessary blow-by-blow of Saturday’s deadly events from a prepared statement – and struggled to stay coherent.


http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/ferguson-police-name-michael-brown

Police: Michael Brown stopped because he blocked traffic

Police revealed the identity Friday of the officer who shot and killed unarmed teen Michael Brown, along with a report alleging that Brown and a friend stole cigars from a convenience store shortly before the shooting.


http://i2.cdn.turner.com/cnn/2014/images/08/15/ferguson-police-report.pdf

...Meanwhile, Johnson sets the box of cigars he was handed back on the counter."

See P 8/19
 
http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_52c40b84-ad90-5f9a-973c-70d628d0be04.html

The Rev. Jesse Jackson shows up at protest site as Brown family calls for calm

Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Ronald S. Johnson said he sees no need for a police presence at the protests in Ferguson tonight.

"If something happens and if we have to come down here, we will," Johnson said. "But if it's like it is now and like it was last night, there's really no need for us to come down."

Johnson said three police vehicles were damaged Thursday night after someone threw rocks at them. He also said that one officer had a minor injury, presumably from being grazed by a rock. He declined to elaborate.


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http://nypost.com/2014/08/15/tear-gas-rioting-gives-way-to-hope-in-ferguson/

Tear gas & Molotov cocktails give way to hugs in Ferguson

County police in riot gear and armored tanks gave way to state troopers walking side-by-side with thousands of protesters as the St. Louis suburb where an unarmed black teen was shot by a city police officer overwhelmingly avoided violence Thursday after nearly a week of unrest and mounting public tension.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...uson-police-shoot-it-at-protesters/?tid=hp_mm

Tear gas is a chemical weapon banned in war. But Ferguson police shoot it at protesters.

The first thing you hear is the bang. Then the clatter of something metallic hitting and rolling across the pavement. Then, out of the black of night, come the screams.

The location, according to video, is a darkened street somewhere in Ferguson, Mo. And the cops, marching inexorably down the street and flanked by bright lights and squad cars, just fired several rounds of tear gas.


http://nation.foxnews.com/2014/08/16/watch-surveillance-video-strong-arm-robbery-tied-michael-brown

Watch Surveillance Video of Strong Arm Robbery Tied to Michael Brown


http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/15/us/missouri-teen-shooting/index.html

Ferguson police chief: Officer didn't stop Brown as robbery suspect

The Ferguson police officer who shot Michael Brown didn't stop him because he was suspected in a convenience-store robbery, but because he was "walking down the middle of the street blocking traffic," the city's police chief said Friday.

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson -- hours after documents came out labeling the 18-year-old Brown as the "primary suspect" in the store theft -- told reporters the "robbery does not relate to the initial contact between the officer and Michael Brown."


http://news.yahoo.com/photos-fergus...police-award-earlier-this-year-021255893.html

Photos: Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson earned police honor before fatal shooting

Six months before he shot and killed an unarmed teenager, police Officer Darren Wilson earned a commendation for his “extraordinary effort in the line of duty.”

Yahoo News confirmed the award through the February 11 Ferguson City Council meeting minutes and photos Wilson’s father posted to his Facebook page.

“Very proud of my son, Darren Wilson on his receiving a Commendation from his Police Department,” John Wilson wrote on February 11. “Congratulations Son.”


http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_cbafa12e-7305-5fd7-8e0e-3139f472d130.html

Michael Brown posted a haunting message on Facebook last week as he prepared to enter a new phase in his life: college.

“if i leave this earth today,” he wrote to a friend, “atleast youll know i care about others more then i cared about my damn self.”

Brown, 18, died Saturday after a Ferguson police officer shot him multiple times outside an apartment complex. Brown was two days from starting class at Vatterott College. Close friends had been packing up and departing for schools such as Kansas State University and Arkansas Baptist University on sports scholarships.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...ouis-police-ordered-stand-Highway-Patrol.html

Missouri police officer Darren Wilson, who has been identified as the police officer who shot unarmed teen Michael Brown, was pictured for the first time in a report on Saturday as new photographs emerged of the aftermath of his death.

They came as Missouri Governor Jay Nixon announced that he has signed an order declaring a state of emergency 'to keep the people safe' and implemented a midnight to 5am curfew in Ferguson on Saturday.

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...dered-stand-Highway-Patrol.html#ixzz3BBUxT3zd
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https://news.vice.com/article/vice-news-live-from-the-streets-of-ferguson-missouri

RAW COVERAGE: From the Streets of Ferguson, Missouri Before and After Curfew

Tim Pool reported live from the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson, Missouri where protests over the police killing of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown have become a daily occurrence. On Saturday, Governor Jay Nixon declared a state of emergency in the city, and has implemented a curfew from midnight to 5 AM, a move that is proving unpopular with local residents.


http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/17/u...st-tensions-have-to-do-police-force.html?_r=0

Deep Tensions Rise to Surface After Ferguson Shooting

Garland Moore, a hospital worker, lived in this St. Louis suburb for much of his 33 years, a period in which a largely white community has become a largely black one.

He attended its schools and is raising his family in this place of suburban homes and apartment buildings on the outskirts of a struggling Midwest city. And over time, he has felt his life to be circumscribed by Ferguson’s demographics.


http://news.yahoo.com/missouri-governor-declares-emergency-sets-curfew-ferguson-004210244.html

Federal autopsy ordered for teen shot by police in Ferguson, Missouri

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ordered a federal autopsy of a teenager shot dead by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, seeking to assure the family and community there will be a thorough investigation into a death that has sparked days of racially charged protests.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...e9836c-25c9-11e4-8593-da634b334390_story.html

Justice Department orders new autopsy; violence erupts in streets once again

The federal government on Sunday took on an intensified role in investigating the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teenager, but violent unrest erupted once again Sunday night on the streets of this St. Louis suburb.

Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. issued a terse statement ordering an independent autopsy of Michael Brown by a federal medical examiner — the third autopsy of the 18-year-old. The Justice Department took the action in response to what spokesman Brian Fallon called “the extraordinary circumstances involved in this case” and requests from Brown’s family. Brown was killed Aug. 9 by a white police officer, Darren Wilson.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/17/us/missouri-teen-shooting/index.html?hpt=hp_t1

Michael Brown shot at least 6 times, independent autopsy shows

Ferguson, Missouri (CNN) -- Michael Brown was shot at least six times, according to the preliminary results of a private autopsy that his family requested.

The independent autopsy was conducted by high-profile pathologist Michael Baden. Baden testified in the O.J. Simpson, Phil Spector and Drew Peterson murder trials.

Family attorney Daryl Parks did not provide additional details about the preliminary results.

However, the New York Times, reporting on the same independent autopsy, reported that two of the bullets struck Brown in the head. The other four struck him in the right arm -- and all six were fired into his front.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...rguson-curfew-brown-police-shooting/14190517/

Shootings, arrests bring more chaos to Ferguson

Seven people were arrested and one person was shot early Sunday as police and protesters clashed again in a haze of tear gas despite a curfew that took effect at midnight.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ronald Johnson said the shooting victim was in critical condition. Johnson said police used tear gas in an effort to reach the wounded person, but that other protesters already had taken the shooting victim to the hospital, Johnson said.

It was not clear who fired the shot, but Gov. Jay Nixon said Sunday that no police officers fired their guns during or after the protest.


http://www.kmov.com/special-coverag...guson-officer-will-be-indicted-271542221.html

Grand Jury to decide whether or not Ferguson officer will be indicted

FERGUSON, Mo. (KMOV.com) – A Grand Jury is expected to decide if there is enough evidence to indict Darren Wilson, the officer who shot Michael Brown.


https://plus.google.com/+DanMcDermott/posts/K9o2f2iBfpT

Here is Officer Darren Wilson's version of the Ferguson, Mo. shooting according to a woman claiming to be a family friend


https://plus.google.com/+DanMcDermott/posts/Eu44gWTyC8Y

Ferguson witness seems to corroborate claim Brown was rushing toward officer



http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/14/us/ferguson-michael-brown-shooting-5-things/index.html

5 things to know about Michael Brown's shooting

We know a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, fatally shot the 18-year-old, but police and witnesses have given different accounts of what happened in the moments before the shooting. The confusion has fueled protests in Ferguson and, strong police response in the streets of the St. Louis suburb.

Here are five key questions about the incident:


https://news.vice.com/article/live-from-the-ferguson-protests

Raw Footage From the Ferguson Protests



http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/18/u...-shows-he-was-shot-at-least-6-times.html?_r=0

Autopsy Shows Michael Brown Was Struck at Least 6 Times

Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a police officer, sparking protests around the nation, was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, a preliminary private autopsy performed on Sunday found.


https://governor.mo.gov/news/archiv...ians-and-law-enforcement-governor-nixon-signs

Following coordinated attacks on civilians and law enforcement, Governor Nixon signs executive order directing Missouri National Guard resources to Ferguson

Gov. Jay Nixon has signed an executive order directing additional resources through the Missouri National Guard to help restore peace and order and to protect the citizens of Ferguson.


https://governor.mo.gov/sites/default/files/Executive Order 14-09.pdf

PDF of the executive order


http://www.mediaite.com/online/watch-live-michael-browns-family-attorney-discuss-autopsy/

WATCH: Michael Brown’s Family, Attorney Discuss Autopsy

Following the release of Michael Brown’s autopsy late Sunday night, showing that the unarmed teenager was shot six times by a Ferguson police officer, Brown’s family and attorney will address the findings in a televised press conference Monday morning. The family and attorney will reportedly be joined by forensics experts.

UPDATE: – 11:44 p.m.: Watch the full press conference below, via Fox News:
 
http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...016ef8-26f4-11e4-8593-da634b334390_story.html

County autopsy: Michael Brown shot 6 times from front, had marijuana in system

An unarmed black teenager had marijuana in his system when he was fatally shot six times by a white police officer, two people familiar with the official county autopsy of Michael Brown said Monday.

The autopsy by St. Louis County chief medical examiner Mary Case, released to state prosecutors late Friday, found that Brown, 18, had six gunshot wounds to the head and chest and was shot from the front, the people said. They spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of Brown’s death, which has triggered violent protests in this St. Louis suburb that continued Sunday night.


http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/storie...L_GUARD?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

National Guard called into Ferguson, Missouri

Missouri's governor is lifting a neighborhood curfew but calling in the National Guard to help restore order in a St. Louis suburb where a police officer's fatal shooting of an unarmed 18-year-old has sparked heated protests.

Gov. Jay Nixon called up the troops early Monday following an overnight clash between police and what he called "a violent criminal element intent upon terrorizing the community."


http://fox2now.com/2014/08/18/teen-dropped-off-at-hosptial-dies-of-gunshot-wound/

Teen dropped off at hosptial dies of gunshot wound

Police are looking for the person who shot and killed a St. Louis teen. Authorities say Claudell Lovett, 19, died after he was dropped of at an area hospital.


http://fox2now.com/2014/08/19/tim-norman-on-shooting-death-of-michael-brown/

Tim Norman on shooting death of Michael Brown

Tim Norman is one of the stars of the St. Louis based reality show ‘Welcome to Sweetie Pie’s.’ He has recently become a familiar face in Ferguson following the shooting death of Michael Brown.


http://fox2now.com/2014/08/20/support-grows-for-officer-who-shot-ferguson-teen-michael-brown/

Support grows for officer who shot Ferguson teen Michael Brown

While the nation is watching and hearing the angry protests in support of black shooting victim Michael Brown, a different kind of support is being voiced for the white police officer who fatally shot the unarmed teenager.

In a first account of its kind, a caller to Radio America’s “The Dana Show,” who identified herself only as Josie, told listeners a detailed account of Officer Darren Wilson’s side. A source with detailed knowledge of the investigation says it accurately matched what the officer has told investigators.

“He said all of a sudden, he just started to bum rush him,” she said. “He just started coming at him full speed, and so he just started shooting and he just kept coming.”


http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/0...own-rushed-officer-before-he-was-shot-10.html

Different side of the story: Investigator confirms Michael Brown rushed officer before he was shot
By CNN, Roz Plater
August 18, 2014

FERGUSON, Mo. (CNN) - The Ferguson police officer who killed Michael Brown says the teenager rushed at him full speed in the moments before the shooting, according to an account phoned in to a St. Louis radio station and confirmed as accurate by a source with detailed knowledge of the investigation.

Read more: http://www.wjla.com/articles/2014/0...icer-before-he-was-shot-10.html#ixzz3BE8JTXsU
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http://uneditedpolitics.com/pathologist-cyril-wecht-brown-couldve-felt-pain-before-he-died-81814/

Pathologist Cyril Wecht: Brown could’ve felt pain before he died – 8/18/14

Video...


http://uneditedpolitics.com/missouri-state-trooper-captain-ron-johnson-we-may-not-always-agree/

Missouri State Trooper Captain Ron Johnson: We may not always agree

Video...


http://new.livestream.com/accounts/9035483/events/3271930

I am Mike Brown Live from Ferguson, MO

Link has several videos...
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CmqHVKNZkhM

RAW COVERAGE: Ferguson, Missouri Round Five


http://www.mediaite.com/tv/jake-tap...ction-in-ferguson-this-doesnt-make-any-sense/

Jake Tapper Goes Off on Police Reaction in Ferguson: ‘This Doesn’t Make Any Sense!’

Just after 10 p.m. local time in Ferguson, Missouri Monday night, CNN’s Jake Tapper asked his cameraman to take a step back and zoom out so he could highlight what he clearly thought was the absurdity of the situation on the ground. With the National Guard and police sent in to disperse what appeared to be almost entirely peaceful protesters, an incensed Tapper told viewers what was really going on here:


http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...016ef8-26f4-11e4-8593-da634b334390_story.html

County autopsy: Michael Brown shot 6 times from front, had marijuana in system

An unarmed black teenager had marijuana in his system when he was fatally shot six times by a white police officer, two people familiar with the official county autopsy of Michael Brown said Monday.

The autopsy by St. Louis County chief medical examiner Mary Case, released to state prosecutors late Friday, found that Brown, 18, had six gunshot wounds to the head and chest and was shot from the front, the people said. They spoke on condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of Brown’s death, which has triggered violent protests in this St. Louis suburb that continued Sunday night.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...be1262-26f3-11e4-8593-da634b334390_story.html

Ferguson protesters: The peaceful, the elders, the looters, and the ‘militants’

On one corner of a battered stretch of West Florissant Avenue, the epicenter of ongoing protests, young men pull dark scarves up over their mouths and lob molotov cocktails at police from behind makeshift barricades built of bricks and wood planks. They call the gasoline-filled bottles “poor man’s bombs.”

The young men yell expletives and, with a rebel’s bravado, speak about securing justice for Michael Brown, the black teen fatally shot Aug. 9 by a white police officer, “by any means necessary.”


http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/loca...son-shooting-no-criminal-background/14023731/

Michael Brown had no criminal background

An 18-year-old shot and killed near a Ferguson apartment complex Saturday afternoon had no criminal record, according to the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney's office.


http://www.ksdk.com/story/news/local/2014/08/19/78-arrests-ferguson-overnight/14290361/

Differing reports on overnight arrests in Ferguson

Dozens of arrests were made in Ferguson overnight, most of them for failure to disperse, according to two different law enforcement groups. However, the total number of arrests differs between the groups.
 
http://fox2now.com/2014/08/19/gov-n...for-missouri-about-the-situation-in-ferguson/

Gov. Nixon has another message for Missouri about the situation in Ferguson

he crisis in Ferguson has the attention of the nation focused on a suburb of St. Louis. Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is weighing in on the situation again. He called in the National Guard after Sunday night’s protests. Now, he is calling for peace, rule of law and a vigorous prosecution.

This is a transcript from Missouri Governor Nixon to the media:

“Ten days ago, a police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, in broad daylight. Since then, the world has watched a community become engulfed in grief, anger, fear and at times violence.

For a family mourning the loss of a son, it has been a profound personal tragedy. For Ferguson and our entire nation, it has ripped open old wounds that have festered for generations, and exposed difficult issues that communities across our country must still resolve.


http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/...el-brown-ferguson-missouri-timeline/14051827/

Timeline: Michael Brown shooting in Ferguson, Mo.




http://news.yahoo.com/blue-porch-li...rt-for-ferguson-police-officer-223740049.html

Blue porch lights, Darren Wilson T-shirts part of growing support for Ferguson officer

Porch lights — many of them illuminating blue — are being left on in St. Louis and across the country in a show of support for the Missouri police officer who shot and killed an unarmed young man 10 days ago.


http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/18/ferguson-darren-wilson-account-michael-brown-shooting

Ferguson officer's account of Michael Brown shooting: 'He just kept coming'

Darren Wilson, the 28-year-old police officer who killed an unarmed Ferguson teenager with a shot to the head, has so far said nothing publicly about the incident.

Wilson and his girlfriend, Barbara Spradling, left their home in Crestwood, a predominantly white neighbourhood some 18 miles from Ferguson, before he was named last week in connection with the shooting of Michael Brown.

But before they left, Spradling gave an account of the shooting to a friend, who says it is markedly different from the narrative espoused by Brown’s family and their supporters.



http://www.thewire.com/business/201...-grand-jury-in-the-michael-brown-case/378777/

What To Expect at Wednesday's Michael Brown Grand Jury

On Wednesday, a grand jury will begin hearing evidence in the investigation of Michael Brown's shooting. The proceeding will ultimately determine whether Officer Darren Wilson — who, according to one autopsy report, shot Brown six times, including two shots to the head — will face criminal charges.

A grand jury is unlike a regular jury. Here's how it works and what we might expect when this one convenes.
What does a grand jury do?
 
http://video.stltoday.com/Behind-th...wheel=91130&sitesection=stltoday#.U_kvnmMfKVu

Behind the scenes with police tactical team

Video...


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...hooting-dead-Michael-Brown.html#ixzz3AyAmSdow

Revealed: Officer Darren Wilson won 'Outstanding Police Work' commendation for overpowering suspect in car six months before shooting dead Michael Brown

The Ferguson police officer who shot and killed unarmed teenager, Michael Brown, received a commendation for overpowering a suspect in a struggle in his car just six months earlier, MailOnline can reveal.

Officer Darren Wilson, 28, received the commendation for 'Outstanding Police Work,' at a ceremony in the Missouri town’s City Hall on February 11 this year.

Calling Wilson forward to receive his award, Ferguson police Chief Thomas Jackson praised the officer for 'Outstanding police work while investigating a suspicious vehicle call out.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...hooting-dead-Michael-Brown.html#ixzz3BGSOFyFe
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http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...hooting-dead-Michael-Brown.html#ixzz3AyAmSdow


http://fox2now.com/2014/08/20/live-updates-mike-brown-protests-in-ferguson/

Mike Brown protests in Ferguson

Rains will not dampen the protests for slain teen Michael Brown. Protesters are marching up and down West Florissant in Ferguson calling for justice.


http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/08...son-protesters-throw-urine-bottles-at-police/

‘Time To Kill A Cop': Ferguson Protesters Throw Urine, Bottles At Police

Police and protesters in Ferguson were finally able to share the streets again at night, putting aside for at least a few hours some of the hostility that had filled those hours with tear gas and smoke.

The St. Louis suburb still had plenty of lively protest Tuesday over the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown. And tensions rose briefly when someone hurled a bottle at officers.


http://www.kmov.com/news/local/McCu...ding-Ferguson-police-shooting--272013011.html

McCulloch talks grand jury proceedings regarding Ferguson police shooting

St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch spoke to members of the media Wednesday morning about the grand jury case involving the Ferguson police shooting.

McCulloch said he will begin presenting evidence to the grand jury on Wednesday in the case of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who shot and killed Michael Brown, who was unarmed at the time. McCulloch said he does not expect the case to be resolved before mid-October. He said he wants every piece of paper, photograph and piece of evidence available to the jury before they make a decision.


http://www.kmov.com/home/McCulloch-...emoves-himself-from-Brown-case-272197431.html

McCulloch pens response to group demanding his ouster from Brown case

The "Justice For Michael Brown Leadership Coalition" obtained 70,000 signatures calling for the removal of St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch from the Michael Brown case.

Leaders of that group brought the signatures to Clayton Thursday morning.

McCulloch has said repeatedly he has no plans on stepping down, forcing Governor Nixon to either appoint a special prosecutor or leave McCulloch at the helm.


http://www.stltoday.com/news/local/...cle_678334ce-500a-5689-8658-f548207cf253.html

Why did the Michael Brown shooting happen here?

Long before the nation rested its collective conscience on the protests along West Florissant Avenue, there was a different mobilization going on.

Hundreds of people were moving out of their urban neighborhoods to this north St. Louis County suburb seeking a safe and affordable place to live.

They found it in an isolated corner of Ferguson that was flush with sprawling apartment complexes. Far from Ferguson’s leafy residential streets and quaint downtown, many people didn’t even know the apartments were part of the city until young Michael Brown was shot and killed there Aug. 9.


http://www.abc17news.com/news/key-witness-in-ferguson-wanted-in-jefferson-city/27624066

Key witness in Ferguson wanted in Jefferson City

22 year-old Dorian Johnson, the man who was walking with Michael Brown when he was shot, has a warrant out for his arrest in Jefferson City.
 
http://www.hlntv.com/video/2014/08/20/michael-brown-shooting-cousin-speaks-dr-drew

Brown's cousin: We need to have talk about racism

n an exclusive interview on Wednesday, Dr. Drew spoke with Michael Brown's cousin, Ty Pruitt. According to Pruitt, we need to have a conversation about racism in America.


http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/08...ther-shooting-of-michael-brown-was-warranted/

POLL: Two in Three Americans Don’t Know Enough to Say Whether Shooting of Michael Brown Was Warranted

The shooting of Michael Brown – an unarmed 18-year-old African-American man who was shot to death by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri – has unleashed a wave of protests in Ferguson that have turned violent at times, as well as a forceful response by local police.


http://www.abc17news.com/news/key-witness-in-ferguson-wanted-in-jefferson-city/27624066

Key witness in Ferguson wanted in Jefferson City

22 year-old Dorian Johnson, the man who was walking with Michael Brown when he was shot, has a warrant out for his arrest in Jefferson City.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/polit...7524ea-293c-11e4-958c-268a320a60ce_story.html

Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon withdraws National Guard from Ferguson, as clashes subside

Gov. Jay Nixon ordered the Missouri National Guard to begin withdrawing from this St. Louis suburb Thursday, the clearest sign yet that the violent clashes between police and residents may be subsiding after nearly two weeks of civil unrest.


http://www.cnn.com/2014/08/20/opinion/melinek-michael-brown-autopsy/index.html

What Michael Brown's autopsy tells us

Michael Brown, Eric Garner and John Crawford all have one thing in common: It's not just that they were unarmed men of color killed by police officers -- it's that the responsibility to investigate each of their deaths fell to a medical examiner.

We medical examiners investigate all homicides and violent deaths, and it is also part of our legal duty to investigate any death of a person under the control of, or in the custody of, a law enforcement agent.


http://www.twcc.com/articles/2014/08/21/q/quieter-night-in-ferguson-with-fewer-protesters1#/0

Of 163 arrests since shooting, 7 from Ferguson


http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na...tionworld/nation (L.A. Times - National News)

Among Michael Brown's neighbors, anger over a future lost

To understand Michael Brown and why his shooting has unleashed such anger here, go to the place where he lived and died.

Canfield Green Apartments, a worn complex of brick buildings surrounded by trees and hills, has become a rallying point for protesters. They congregate at its center, Canfield Drive, the two-lane street where Brown, a black 18-year-old, died Aug. 9, shot multiple times by a white police officer.


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/15/maria-chappelle-nadal-jay-nixon_n_5681744.html

Missouri State Senator Tweets 'F*ck You' To Governor Jay Nixon Over Ferguson


http://www.scribd.com/doc/237504285/CARE-Incident-Report

St. Louis County Police Dept. Incident Report


http://time.com/3159680/ferguson-michael-brown-shooting-police-report/

There’s Very Little in the Michael Brown Shooting Incident Report

Nearly two weeks after Michael Brown’s death, a police report on the shooting has finally been made public. But the glaring lack of detail is likely to increase widespread criticism that the law-enforcement community is closing ranks around Darren Wilson, the officer who fatally shot Brown on Aug. 9.


http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/1408/20/ng.01.html

Nancy Grace Transcript August 20, 2014


http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/22/michael-brown-grand-jury_n_5701455.html

The Grand Jury In Michael Brown Shooting Case Is Mostly White

The grand jury that began hearing evidence Wednesday in the case of the fatal shooting of unarmed, black teen Michael Brown is primarily white, according to the St. Louis Dispatch.

There are three black people on the grand jury, one man and two women. The rest of the jury comprises six white men and three white women. The demographics of the jury roughly coincide with the racial makeup of St. Louis County itself, which is 68 percent white and 24 percent black. But race has already played a major role in this case, as it has garnered international attention and sparked conversation about racial discrimination and inequality prompting demonstrators to protest nationwide.


http://www.newsweek.com/what-we-learned-michael-browns-autopsy-265247

What We Learned from an Independent Autopsy of Michael Brown

An independent, preliminary autopsy performed on the body of Michael Brown shows that the 18-year-old was shot “at least six times,” according to Dr. Michael M. Baden, formerly the chief medical examiner for the City of New York, one of two experts who performed the autopsy.

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http://www.newsweek.com/what-we-learned-michael-browns-autopsy-265247


http://www.aclu-mo.org/files/4314/0871/7727/Ferguson_Police_incident_report.pdf
Ferguson Police Offense/Incident Report

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/22/ferguson-police-incident-report_n_5701131.html

Ferguson Police Report Raises More Questions Than It Answers

It’s been nearly two weeks since a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, shot and killed an unarmed teenager, but the police department has yet to offer a full account of the hazy circumstances surrounding Michael Brown’s death.

An official incident report, which the American Civil Liberties Union obtained from police and released on Friday, answers none of the pressing questions that hang over the killing. If anything, it raises new ones.

The two-page document is almost entirely blank. It includes the address, time of day and a handful of other bare-bones details, but does not include a description of the scene, quotes from eyewitnesses, names of the officers involved, or any other pieces of information normally found on such documents.


http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...t-shocking-video-just-real-Michael-Brown.html

Who was the real Michael Brown? The kid from a broken home who beat the odds to get into college, the rapper who sang about 'Feds' and smoking weed, or the robbery suspect caught on video minutes before cop shot him dead...

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...eo-just-real-Michael-Brown.html#ixzz3BGu1EFGb
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http://www.msnbc.com/msnbc/eyewitness-michael-brown-fatal-shooting-missouri

Eyewitness to Michael Brown shooting recounts his friend’s death

The last moments of Michael Brown’s life were filled with shock, fear and terror, says a witness who stood just feet away as a police officer shot and killed the unarmed teen.

“I saw the barrel of the gun pointed at my friend,” said Dorian Johnson, 22. “Then I saw the fire come out of the barrel.”

Johnson, in an exclusive interview with msnbc, said what began as an order by a police officer to ‘get the f— onto the sidewalk’ quickly escalated into a physical altercation and then, gunfire.


http://news.yahoo.com/st-louis-medical-examiner-slams-brown-family-hire-172036981.html

The chief medical examiner of St. Louis County, who performed the first autopsy on Michael Brown after he was shot on Aug. 9, says that she is concerned by one of the men hired by the Brown family to conduct its own exam.

“I can tell you absolutely that I find what Parcells does to be abysmal,” Dr. Mary Case told The Daily Caller when asked about Shawn Parcells, a Kansas-based forensic pathologist assistant. He has been accused in the past of fabricating his job title and of conducting autopsies without a license.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/...t-from-the-front-had-marijuana-in-his-system/

County investigation: Michael Brown was shot from the front, had marijuana in his system

Michael Brown was shot in the head and chest multiple times, according to Mary Case, the St. Louis County medical examiner.

While Case declined to comment further, citing the ongoing investigation into Brown’s death, another person familiar with the county’s investigation told The Washington Post that Brown had between six and eight gunshot wounds and was shot from the front.


http://www.latimes.com/nation/la-na-ferguson-oscar-grant-trayvon-martin-20140822-story.html

Families of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin to join St. Louis peace rally

The family of Oscar Grant, who was killed in 2009 by a BART police officer, will join the parents of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown on Sunday at a rally to call for peace after weeks of racial tension rocked this St. Louis suburb.

"First and foremost, we have lived through this. The community stood with us. And we want to be a part of the community here and offer our advice and love," said Cephus Johnson, Grant's uncle.


http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/2014/0...hasn-t-the-police-officer-been-arrested-video

erguson shooting: Why hasn’t the police officer been arrested? (+video)

The death of Michael Brown raises this question: Should there be a different legal standard when it comes to arresting a police officer vs. an ordinary civilian? Law professors are sharply divided on the answer.


http://www.nydailynews.com/news/nat...atroling-ferguson-mo-unrest-article-1.1913954

St. Louis County cop suspended when racist, sexist rant goes viral after patrolling unrest in Ferguson, Mo.
Officer Dan Page is off the streets after the vile, hour-long rant he made during an April Oath Keeper's meeting went viral. The officer on Monday was spotted pushing and restraining CNN's Don Lemon, who is black, as the host did a live spot in broad daylight in Ferguson.
 

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