It’s how he died. Several people were injured, at least one person seriously.
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Witnesses said the shots were fired shortly after the protester was struck. Witnesses said the man was hit with such force that he flew into the air, according to the Associated Press.
A “mostly peaceful” protester named Jeff williams shot and seriously wounded two officers in March of 2015, and another frequent Ferguson protester named Tyrone Harris was shot and killed after opening fire on police nearly exactly a year ago.
Though, much in keeping with the original mythology of Michael Brown’s fake “hands up” lie, who knows if any of this even happened.
Officials say there’s no evidence that anyone was shot.
The demonstrations spread to other USA cities after a jury decided not to charge police officer Darren Wilson over the killing.
The Post-Dispatch reported that the extent of the injuries to the protester was unknown because he was taken from the scene in a private vehicle.
Louis Post-Dispatch the driver who hit a man standing in the road Tuesday evening was cooperating with police.
“The bullets started flying, and I started screaming”, said Heather DeMian.
Michael Brown was killed on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson Missouri by a white police officer.
Police have not yet located the man who was knocked down by the auto on West Florissant Avenue just north of Ferguson Avenue just after dark. Reports state that by 10 p.m. the commotion was settled, and everyone had left. A grand jury declined to charge Wilson, and he was cleared of civil rights violations by the Justice Department.
The death of 18-year-old Michael Brown in 2014 sparked the Black Lives Matter campaign, which aims to raise awareness of the killings of black men and women by police officers.
Brown’s father, also named Michael Brown, said in a brief speech during the memorial service that the anniversary was a sad day for him and his family, and for the world.
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It also led to a Justice Department investigation that found troubling practices in Ferguson’s criminal justice system, resulting in an agreement this year between the federal agency and the city calling for sweeping changes. This color is attractive.
