The black teenager was shotby police after being suspect in a robbery in Ferguson, Missouri early on Saturday, officials said.
The black teenager Michael Brown was shot in his chest by police because he was suspected that he wants to escape from robbery in a convenience store. In fact, there was nothing to do with the initial contact between Mr. Brown and the police officer who shot him.
Knowing that, Mr. Brown's family reacted upset for what they saw as a police attempted to "justify the execution-style murder".The issues sparked the clash between the police officers and the protestors.
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said that the officer who shot Michael Brown did not realize that he allegedlyhad stolen goods from a nearby store.
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CCTV pictures in a police report show a well-built black man intimidated a clerk in the store.
The police report identified the man as Mr. Brown, described as being 6ft 4in (193cm) and 292 pounds (132kg).
It said that he "grabbed a box of Swisher Sweet cigars" and handed them to a second suspect identified as Mr. Brown's friend, Dorian Johnson.
Since the shooting evidenceon last Saturday, Mr. Johnson interrogated a number of interviews in conclusion stated that Mr. Brown held up his hands in an act of surrender before being shot by the officer.
Also on Friday, Mr. Jackson revealed the name of the officer who shot and killed Mr. Brown - Darren Wilson - and said he was injured in a struggle with Mr. Brown.
Mr. Wilson, is a six-year veteran of the police force with no disciplinary record, Mr. Jackson said.
Mr. Brown's family accused the police of being devious in their release of information.
"There is nothing based on the facts that have been placed before us that can justify the execution-style murder of their child by this police officer as he hold his hands up, which is the universal sign of surrender," said a