Grand jury to reconvene Monday on Ferguson case
The grand jury has yet to decide whether to indict police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown, and unarmed African American in Ferguson, Mo., and will reconvene on Monday, a federal law enforcement official told USA TODAY. The official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to comment publicly on the matter. The timing of a decision is still unclear, the official added. Ref. USAToday
Ferguson cop who shot Michael Brown won't be charged; according to Michael Brown's family
Darren Wilson, a white Ferguson, Mo., police officer, will not be charged after a Missouri grand jury did not return an indictment on Monday, according to an attorney for the victim's family. Wilson shot Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black man. Brown's death on Aug. 9 led to a series of sometimes violent protests in the St. Louis suburb. Ref. USAToday
Obama urges people to honor Michael Brown's parents call for peaceful protests
President Obama spoke briefly at the White House after the announcement of the grand jury's decision in the August shooting death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Mo. He urged calm, telling those angered by the decision, "There are ways of channeling your concerns constructively." Ref. USAToday
Darren Wilson: 'No way' Michael Brown had his hands up when shot
On Tuesday, Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson sat down with ABC News, speaking publicly for the first time on the shooting death of Michael Brown. He described his side of the altercation, saying that Brown did not have his hands up when he was fatally shot. Ref. USAToday
Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who fatally shot unarmed Michael Brown in August, has resigned from the police department, his attorney told CNN.
The resignation comes five days after a grand jury decided not to indict Wilson. Ref. CNN
The big part about the case that everyone overlooks is Michael Brown just robbed a place 10 minutes earlier before the encounter with Wilson. The protesters make it sound like Brown was just on a leisurely stroll and then Wilson picked on him - that wasn't the case.
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Michael Brown's stepfather says he's sorry for his emotional "Burn this!" Outburst to demonstrators after learning a police officer wouldn't be indicted in the teen's death. But he says he's unfairly taking heat for the rioting that followed.
In a statement obtained exclusively by CNN's Don Lemon, Louis Head said "Emotions got the best of me" On the night of November 24 in Ferguson, Missouri.
An investigation into whether the outburst incited riots is unlikely to yield charges, local law enforcement officials told CNN's Evan Perez and Shimon Prokupecz. Ref. CNN