On Sunday, November 30, 5 of the St. Louis Rams football players walked onto the field with their hands raised in the air, showing support for the Ferguson, Missouri inspired slogan “hands up don’t shoot”. This demonstration on national television immediately drew criticism from the St. Louis Police Officers Association. They demanded an apology from the demonstrating players and that the NFL discipline the players for the way they displayed their constitutional right to free speech
With their heads tilted downwards, the family members of black men who recently died at the hands of police—Michael Brown, Eric Garner, and Akai Gurley—linked arms and closed their eyes in prayer.
The St. Louis County prosecutor announced in a press conference Monday evening that Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson won’t face charges in the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
The St. Louis, Missouri grand jury’s decision about the policeman who shot and killed eighteen-year-old Michael Brown would be released at 9 p.m. Monday, Eastern time, according to official sources.
FERGUSON, Mo. - Small business owners along this stretch of West Florissant Avenue are hoping for the best as they await the news of the decision of the grand jury in the case of whether or not to indict Darren Wilson for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown.
FERGUSON, Mo.—At least 40 protestors gathered in front of police department building in Ferguson, MO, on Wednesday at about 9:30 p.m., local time. They were met with roughly 30 policemen mostly in riot gear.
Residents of Ferguson, Missouri are anxiously awaiting the decision of a Grand Jury regarding whether Police Officer Darren Wilson is going to be indicted for the murder of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
As Ferguson residents, local police, and people all over the US anxiously anticipate the Grand Jury decision concerning Darren Wilson, the white police officer who fatally shot black 18 year old Michael Brown, another video of Darren Wilson was anonymously uploaded to youtube Friday November 14th .
An 18-year-old African American man was shot and killed by an off-duty police officer in St. Louis on Wednesday night. The deceased man, Vonderitt Myers, Jr., was with two other men when an off-duty St. Louis officer moonlighting as a neighborhood security guard approached them.
The U.S. Justice Department launched an investigation into the practices of the Ferguson, Missouri police department on Thursday. U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder said during a live televised press conference that the investigation is part of a “long-term strategy” to “change the way law enforcement leaders make decisions.”
A journalist says he was singed by a flash-bang fired by St. Louis County police trying to disperse a crowd, raising questions about how to use these military-style devices safely and appropriately.