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.
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.
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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: