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Details of grand jury investigation into Ferguson police shooting
A St. Louis County grand jury declined to indict Ferguson, Missouri, police Officer Darren Wilson, who is white, in the shooting death of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch said on Monday.
Details about the grand jury investigation gleaned from prosecutors' news conference on Monday and documents follow.
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Attorneys for Ferguson Police Officer Wilson say he followed his training
Attorneys for Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson said in a statement released on Monday that he was following his training and the law when he shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in August.
"We recognize that many people will want to second-guess the grand jury's decision. We would encourage anyone who wants to express an opinion do so in a respectful and peaceful manner," the statement said.
(Reporting by Fiona Ortiz in Chicago; Editing by Paul Tait) -
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Hi @RichardWisecarver: you can read Darren Wilson's testimony here:(h/t Slate)
Darren Wilson Testimony
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READER COMMENT: this whole mess is very sad. No one except the Grand Jury has a complete view of what happened that tragic day. Wouldn't it be thoughtful to least take a look at the actual testimony? Of course, if they would rather burn their own home to the ground-so be it! This in fact seems to be a tale of racism, only this time it appears that racism is a component on both sides. Folks have judging me based on my complexion, speech, clothing,family, income, education, hobbies, and wife. I have be shot at, accused of acts I had nothing do with, spied on by police, denied jobs,jeered, and insulted in a hundred ways because I was never the right shade of skin color or had married some who was not of the correct racial group. I refused to become paranoid, although I was known to well able to protect myself from physical. At the same time I more often found a warm welcome from the folks around once they got to know me. No one ever got a clear shot at me and I never refused a piece of fried bread or cake and biscuits and gravy make a fine meal. Life is tough and a few people will find/ a way to hate you but many more won't. Ask yourself: Why was Mr. Brown shot -
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U.S. regulator restricts flights over Ferguson amid riots
The Federal Aviation Administration on Monday evening issued a temporary flight restriction for Ferguson, Missouri as violent protests erupted after a grand jury decided not to indict a white police officer who shot dead a black teenager in August.
The St. Louis County Police Department said in a Tweet that there was heavy automatic gunfire heard in Ferguson near the scene of the fatal police shooting.
(Reporting by Fiona Ortiz in Chicago; Editing by Mark Bendeich) -
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Our team on the ground is describing a chaotic scene in its latest report. Smashed windows, cars on fire, gun shots. "Murderers, you're nothing but murderers," one woman shouted through a megaphone at officers clad in riot gear. "Stinking murderers." Read more -
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Ferguson protests flare into violence after no indictment in Brown death
(Reuters) - Gunshots were heard and bottles were thrown as anger rippled through a crowd outside the Ferguson Police Department in suburban St. Louis after authorities on Monday announced that a grand jury voted not to indict a white officer in the August shooting death of an unarmed black teen.Whistles pierced the air as some of the hundreds of protesters tried to keep the peace, shouting, "Don't run, don't run."
Police who formed a wall of clear riot shields outside the precinct were pelted with bottles and cans as the crowd surged up and down the street immediately after authorities said the grand jury voted to not indict Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown.
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#Ferguson we are relocating. We were not ready for gas. Gunfire in spurts here. Some fires. All ok from what I see.Nov. 24, 2014
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Obama urges people of Ferguson to react peacefully
(Reuters) - President Barack Obama urged the people of Ferguson, Missouri, on Monday to react peacefully to a grand jury's decision not to indict a white policeman in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black teen, and for police to show restraint.
Obama spoke in the White House briefing room shortly after a county prosecutor announced the grand jury's decision regarding the Aug. 9 shooting that set off weeks of sometimes violent protests in the St. Louis suburb and highlighted racial tensions in the community.
The president said the people of Ferguson needed to accept that it was the grand jury's decision to make and that they should channel their concerns constructively.
(Reporting by Steve Holland; Editing by Peter Cooney)
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Protesters moving north, smashing windows of businesses north of the Ferguson police station. I'm moving out of the whole area now.by Micah Grimes via twitter 11/25/2014 3:29:54 AM
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Missouri grand jury does not indict policeman in Ferguson shooting
(Reuters) - A white Missouri police officer will not be charged for fatally shooting an unarmed black teenager in August, authorities said on Monday, after a killing that sparked angry protests in a St. Louis suburb and outrage over police treatment of minorities.
A St. Louis County grand jury chose not to indict Ferguson policeman Darren Wilson in the Aug. 9 shooting death of Michael Brown, 18, St. Louis County Prosecutor Bob McCulloch said.
(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Peter Cooney) -
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Listening to the decision in New York. REUTERS/Eduardo Munoz Latest photos: reut.rs
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Listening to the grand jury announcement. REUTERS/Jim Young Latest photos: reut.rs
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Head of St. Louis County Police Association tells CNN the scene in Ferguson is 'like the night before Christmas.'by DColtonNow via twitter 11/25/2014 12:46:04 AM
Assad blocks access to Damascus for EU envoys: diplomats
BRUSSELS Syria's President Bashar al-Assad has revoked special visas for European Union diplomats and officials traveling regularly between Beirut and Damascus, complicating efforts to distribute aid to civil war victims, three senior EU diplomats said.