Ferguson

Justice Department to investigate policing practices in Ferguson, MO

By Dustin M Braden - Sep 04, 2014 04:27 PM EDT

The Justice Department is opening an investigation into the practices of the police department in the city of Ferguson, Missouri, which has been the focus of both the national and international media after the shooting death of an unarmed black teenager named Michael Brown by a white police officer named Darren Wilson.

Family holds funeral for slain Ferguson teen Michael Brown

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 25, 2014 10:52 AM EDT

Large crowds gathered in Ferguson, Missouri to mourn Michael Brown, the unarmed teenager who was killed by police officer Darren Wilson Aug. 9.

Michael Brown Shooting: Attorney General Eric Holder arrives in Ferguson, MO

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 20, 2014 06:33 PM EDT

Attorney General Eric Holder arrived in Ferguson, Missouri in an effort to defuse some of the tension that has bubbled up nightly since the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown.

Michael Brown Shooting: Radical Communists try to hijack peaceful Ferguson, MO protests

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 20, 2014 09:32 AM EDT

The arrests of numerous outsiders at protests in Ferguson suggests that outside political groups are trying to exploit a community's grief and sense of alienation from local political life to advance their own goals.

Michael Brown Shooting: Protests calmer than previous nights, 47 arrested

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 20, 2014 08:47 AM EDT

Peaceful protests against the shooting death of Michael Brown once again devolved into arrests and confrontations with the police in Ferguson, MO.

St. Louis police kill man with a knife, increasing tensions in Ferguson

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 19, 2014 06:40 PM EDT

In a development sure to only fuel protests against policing in the United States, police in St. Louis, Missouri shot and killed a mentally disturbed, young, black man brandishing a knife.

Michael Brown Shooting: National Guard to be deployed after more unrest in Ferguson, MO

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 18, 2014 08:31 AM EDT

The most violent clashes yet between protesters and police since the death of Michael Brown occurred the night of Aug. 17, causing Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon to announce that he will deploy the National Guard to enforce a nightly curfew that took effect Sat. Aug. 16.

Michael Brown Shooting: Curfew in Ferguson, MO sees arrests, tear gas

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 17, 2014 10:41 AM EDT

Clashes defined the late night hours in Ferguson on the one-week anniversary of the shooting death of Michael Brown.

Police release name of Ferguson police officer in Michael Brown shooting

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 15, 2014 05:55 PM EDT

The police have released new details about the shooting of Michael Brown and the incidents that led up to his death.

Thousands of Americans around the country gather for moment of silence to honor victims of police brutality

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 14, 2014 08:06 PM EDT

Thousands of people around the United States came together for a moment of silence to commemorate victims of police brutality after a series of incidents in which unarmed men were killed by the police.

Obama, MO Gov. Jay Nixon weigh in on police abuses in Ferguson

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 14, 2014 06:14 PM EDT

President Barack Obama and Missouri Governor Jay Nixon both weighed in on the controversy in Ferguson, Missouri, which has seen police aiming rifles at peaceful protesters as well as teargasing and arresting journalists.

Mike Brown shooting: Ferguson, MO police aim rifles at peaceful protesters, arrest journalists

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 13, 2014 09:15 PM EDT

Numerous reports and images show that police in Ferguson, Missouri aimed their weapons at peaceful crowds of protesters and arrested journalists, a violation of the First Amendment.

Ferguson, MO police use tear gas on protesters, threaten media with arrest

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 12, 2014 11:10 AM EDT

Two nights after the shooting death of unarmed teenager Michael Brown, the community of Ferguson, Missouri has yet to return to normal.

FBI, Justice Department to join investigation into shooting death of Michael Brown

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 11, 2014 06:23 PM EDT

After a grieving community erupted in flames and broken glass over the killing of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by the local police department, the governor of Missouri has requested the assistance of the Justice Department.

Riots break out in Ferguson, MO after shooting of unarmed teen Michael Brown

By Dustin M Braden - Aug 11, 2014 06:06 PM EDT

Grief over the death of Michael Brown in the town of Ferguson, MO took a violent turn the night of Aug. 10 when crowds rioted, looting stores and clashing with police.

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