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  After a grand jury decided not to indict former Ferguson, Mo. police officer Darren Wilson in the death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, many hoped that at least civil rights charges might be filed by the Department of Justice. Wednesday afternoon the New York Times reported that won’t happen either: The Justice Department has begun work on […]

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We’ll keep updating these scenes from and nearby Ferguson, Missouri as members of the community, protesters and the media react to the events unfolding before, during and after the grand jury decision in the case against Officer Darren Wilson in the shooting of Michael Brown. SEE ALSO: NewsOne’s Continuing Coverage in #Ferguson

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  As a grand jury weighs his fate, Ferguson, Mo., Police Officer Darren Wilson (pictured front), who fatally shot unarmed Michael Brown, is in the final stages of negotiations with city officials to resign, CNN reports. The grand jury hearing evidence is preparing to meet Friday for what might be its final session. A decision on […]

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Contention is growing in racially charged Ferguson, Missouri between police and citizens. This, despite the presence of the Missouri National Guard and the White House dispatching Attorney General Eric Holder to monitor the situation. Nightly arrests and strong arm tactics by the police have created a lot of anger among many protesters. Control tactics by […]

Attorney Benjamin Crump, father Michael Brown, Sr., and mother Lesley McSpadden, along with medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden, speak to the press following the results of Michael Brown, Jr.’s independent autopsy — which revealed that Brown was shot at least six times by Ferguson, Missouri, police officer Darren Wilson.

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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A suburban St. Louis police chief on Friday identified the officer whose fatal shooting of an unarmed black teenager as Darren Wilson. Wilson has been on administrative leave since he shot 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9. Follow NewsOne.com’s continuing coverage of the Michael Brown police shooting and of the protests in […]

Almost a full twenty-four hours before Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson officially identified Darren Wilson, the officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed teen, reporters confronted Jackson with what turned out to be, the correct name of shooter. Around 9:58 second mark of the above clip shows a very flustered Tom Jackson responding to […]

Hacker activist group Anonymous — who have recently joined in the protest against the killing of Michael Brown —  has released audio of alleged St. Louis area police, or possibly EM, radio dispatch. The dispatch content reportedly occurs on the day and time of Michael Brown’s death at the hands of a Ferguson, Missouri, police officer. Some highlights of […]

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This afternoon, President Barack Obama issued a statement on the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was fatally shot on Saturday by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri: The death of Michael Brown is heartbreaking, and Michelle and I send our deepest condolences to his family and his community at this very difficult time.  As […]