He was an amateur rap musician who posted his songs on the popular music-sharing site SoundCloud under the handle "Big'Mike." He was two days from starting a training program for heating and air conditioning repair at Vatterott College technical school. At the time of his death, he was 18 years old, 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) tall, and weighed 292 lb (132 kg). Louis County eight days before his death, completing an alternative education program. ( – August 9, 2014) graduated from Normandy High School in St. 9.8 Lezley McSpadden announces run for Ferguson City Councilīrown in a photo posted to Facebook in May 2013.9.7 Appointment of Delrish Moss as police chief.9.4 DOJ investigation into the Ferguson Police Department.In July, Bell announced he would not charge Wilson with any crime. Louis prosecutor, Wesley Bell, spent five months in 2020 reviewing the case with an eye to charging Wilson with either manslaughter or murder. Department of Justice concluded that Wilson shot Brown in self-defense. Witnesses who had incriminated him were found to be not credible, with some admitting they had not directly seen the events. It found forensic evidence supported Wilson's account, and that witnesses who corroborated the officer's account were credible. Department of Justice reported the conclusion of its own investigation and cleared Wilson of civil rights violations in the shooting. Louis County grand jury had decided not to indict Wilson. On November 24, 2014, McCulloch announced the St. Missouri governor Jay Nixon ordered local police organizations to cede much of their authority to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.Ī grand jury was called and given extensive evidence from Robert McCulloch, the St. Concerns were raised over insensitivity, tactics, and a militarized response. The response of area police agencies in dealing with the protests was strongly criticized by both the media and politicians. Protests, both peaceful and violent, continued for more than a week in Ferguson police later established a nightly curfew. However, witnesses to the shooting claimed that he had done so, and protesters later used the slogan " Hands up, don't shoot". A subsequent FBI investigation said that there was no evidence that Brown had his hands up in surrender or said "don't shoot" before he was shot.
Brown was struck six times, all in the front of his body. In the entire altercation, Wilson fired a total of twelve bullets, including twice during the struggle in the car the last was probably the fatal shot. According to Johnson, Wilson then shot Brown multiple times until Brown fell to the ground. Johnson contradicted this account, stating that Brown turned around with his hands raised after Wilson shot at his back. Wilson stated that Brown stopped and charged him after a short pursuit. At this point, both Wilson and Johnson state that Brown and Johnson fled, with Wilson pursuing Brown shortly thereafter. Johnson said that Wilson initiated a confrontation by grabbing Brown by the neck through his car window, threatening him and then shooting at him. Wilson said that an altercation ensued when Brown attacked Wilson in his police vehicle for control of Wilson's gun until it was fired. īrown was accompanied by his 22-year-old friend Dorian Johnson. On August 9, 2014, Michael Brown Jr., an 18-year-old black man, was fatally shot by 28-year-old white Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the city of Ferguson, Missouri, a suburb of St. Wrongful death lawsuit settled for undisclosed amount Location of Ferguson, Missouri, within St.
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