Friday, August 15, 2014

The Latest on Ferguson: Michael Brown Allegedly Robbed Convenience Store Before Shooting

Friday, Aug. 15, 10:17 a.m.: 

Ferguson police chief Thomas Jackson announced that six-year police veteran Darren Wilson is the officer who killed Michael Brown. According to Jackson, Wilson encountered Brown at 12:01 p.m. on Saturday and, by the time another officer arrived on the scene at 12:04 p.m., Brown had been shot. Jackson said that Wilson did not have a previous disciplinary record.
A report handed out to reporters by Ferguson police alleges that Brown stole cigars from a convenience store and assaulted the store's cashier shortly before the shooting.*
"Brown towers over (redacted name) appearing to intimidate him."



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