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Mike Brown Murder Case Report

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On the afternoon of August 9, 2014, a white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Micheal Brown, an unarmed teenager, in Missouri. The disputed circumstances of the shooting and the resultant protests and civil unrest received considerable attention in the U.S. and abroad, and sparked a crazy debate about law enforcement's relationship with African-Americans. Before the shooting, Brown robbed a nearby convenience store, stole several cigarillos, and shoved the store worker. Wilson had been told on the monitor of the robbery. Although Wilson's initial contact with Micheal wasn’t going for his robbery, Wilson said that he recognized that the two men matched the robbery suspect descriptions. Without even questioning the police …show more content…

This act made a bigger impact on others, not only the town of Ferguson but everyone all over. Because of this, more people believe this wasn’t just an ordinary scene, it was a racist act. The St. Louis County grand jury’s decision not to indict the white police officer who in August shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager, would have generated widespread anger and disappointment in any case. But the county prosecutor, Robert McCulloch, who is widely viewed in the minority community as being in the pockets of the police, made matters infinitely worse by handling this sensitive investigation in the worst possible way. Not only were there riots but there were protesting against racial matter. Protests that have been happening in the city in the days since Mr. Brown's death turned violent again Wednesday night 2014, with people lobbing Molotov cocktails at police, who responded with smoke bombs and tear gas to disperse the crowd. This shouldn’t be the answer to what everyone is looking for. Fighting fire with fire isn’t going to solve the way everyone feel about this …show more content…

Other officers, in riot gear, stood in a line in front of businesses that had previously been looted. As the curfew took effect, police radio traffic crackled with reports of demonstrators in other locations. Mr. Nixon announced his decision at the Greater St. Mark Family Church, near the site of the unrest. The news conference quickly became frenzied, with the governor and Captain Johnson confronting a volley of aggressive questions, most of them from residents. It came a week after the death of Michael Brown, 18, who was shot by Officer Darren Wilson. The police said that Mr. Brown had been stopped for walking down the middle of the street and that a scuffle had ensued, ending in gunfire; other eyewitnesses have disputed that account. Ferguson continued to draw African-American leaders, who appeared at protests and held prayer vigils. Dozens of clergy members, including residents from Ferguson, greater St. Louis and beyond, gathered on Canfield Drive, the street where Mr. Brown was killed, in front of two makeshift memorials decorated with candles, stuffed animals and flowers. Violent protests are taking place across America following the decision not to prosecute a white policeman who shot an unarmed black

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