Attorney General Eric Holder indicated that he was concerned about the police use of military-style equipment and that the activity is sending a “conflicting message.” Nixon announces that the Missouri State Highway Patrol would take over security operations in Ferguson.Įarlier, U.S. Brown’s family was not given the chance to review the footage and identify whether or not he was, in fact, depicted in the video. In addition to Wilson’s name, the Police Department releases footage of a robbery allegedly committed by Brown in a press conference led by Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson. But authorities had initially resisted, citing concern for Wilson’s safety. Calls for the Ferguson Police Department to release Wilson’s identity had been pouring in as news of Brown’s death spread. Tensions rise throughout Ferguson immediately following the police’s naming of Darren Wilson as the officer who fatally shot Michael Brown. Missouri State Highway Patrol Captain Ron Johnson assures the public that the curfew would be enforced peaceably, after the Ferguson police force faced criticism for using armored trucks and tear gas against protesters previously. A crowd of some 200 demonstrators defied a curfew that came into effect early on Aug. Protests continue into Sunday evening as Ferguson residents approach another night of curfews.Ĭonflicting reports of organized, “pre-planned” looting and shooting prompt Ferguson police to bear down on peaceful protestors hours before the curfew was to begin.ĭemonstrators protest by holding their hands up while gathered on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, late on Aug. Previously, details of the shooting were withheld from the public. All of the shots were fired at Brown from the front. The results of the Brown family’s independent examination reveal that Brown was shot at least six times, including once in the top of his skull. 17Īttorney General Eric Holder orders a medical examination to be performed by a federal examiner, in addition to those being carried out by local officials and Brown’s family. Nixon lifts the curfew that had been in effect for two days. He adds that the police officer who shot Brown, Darren Wilson, needs to be evaluated as well. Michael Baden, the medical examiner who conducted the autopsy, says that Brown was shot at least six times but that there were no signs of a struggle. Jay Nixon announces that the National Guard has been summoned via executive order to “help restore peace and order and to protect the citizens of Ferguson.”Īttorneys for Michael Brown’s family and the forensic scientists who conducted the autopsy speak about their preliminary findings in a press conference at the Greater St. The situation in #Ferguson has prompted us to send human rights teams. 18Īmnesty International announces it will deploy human rights teams to Ferguson as police officers appear to use both Long Range Acoustic Devices, or LRADs, and tear gas to suppress protesters. So I know how they’re feeling.” Monday, Aug. We gotta have a level head for them young people. “Because somebody gotta have structure for those young people. Because some days I wanna be mad, but some days I can’t be mad,” says George Paige. “My nerves are real bad about just the whole situation. Police again used tear gas to disperse crowds.Īfter nearly a week and a half of unrest, Ferguson residents express their sorrow, outrage and even fatigue.įerguson resident George Paige expressed his frustration with the situation in his town. Overnight, 31 people are arrested from as far away as California and New York, according to the St. We’ll have more on that on tonight’s NewsHour.īelow is the timeline of events that we have been following: Tuesday, Aug. Holder met with students at a local community college and with Brown’s family. Holder arrived in Ferguson with two goals: to help calm the community and check on the ongoing federal investigation. “In order to begin the healing process, however, we must first see an end to the acts of violence in the streets of Ferguson.” Louis Post-Dispatch: “We understand the need for an independent investigation, and we hope that the independence and thoroughness of our investigation will bring some measure of calm to the tensions in Ferguson,” he wrote. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, an unarmed black teenager who was killed by a white police officer.īefore heading to Ferguson Wedesday, Attorney General Eric Holder’s op-ed appeared in the St. Overnight 47 people were arrested, but the atmosphere in Ferguson, Missouri, was more subdued than previous nights, 11 days after the Aug.
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