What Happened In Ferguson Missouri In 2016

By german lopez germanrlopez updated jan 27 2016 6 19pm est share this story.
What happened in ferguson missouri in 2016. Spokesmen for the protestors rioting in ferguson and st. The number of homicides stood at 2 a decrease of 9 compared to 2017. After words were exchanged the white officer confronted the 18 year old brown who was black. Ap on aug.
The 2018 ferguson crime rate fell by 22 compared to 2017. 9 2014 michael brown and a friend were walking in the middle of canfield drive a two lane street in the st. Louis and in fact a large percentage of the general population claim that there is an epidemic of white on black crime of white cops shooting unarmed black teens. Wilson said that an altercation ensued when brown attacked wilson in his police vehicle for control of wilson s gun until it was fired.
Louis suburb of ferguson missouri when a police officer drove by and told them to use the sidewalk. It was higher than in 91 9 u s. The ferguson unrest sometimes called the ferguson uprising ferguson protests or ferguson riots in ferguson missouri involved protests and riots beginning on august 10 2014 the day after the fatal shooting of michael brown by police officer darren wilson. What happened in ferguson missouri following the shooting and grand jury decision.
On august 9 2014 michael brown jr an 18 year old black man was fatally shot by 28 year old white ferguson police officer darren wilson in the city of ferguson missouri a suburb of st. In the two years since michael brown was fatally shot by police in missouri we ve seen the case become a touchstone as other police involved shootings emerge. The unrest sparked a vigorous debate in the united states about the relationship between law enforcement officers and african. The four gop candidates for governor are betting anger over the 2 year old riots will carry one of them into office.
Demonstrators marking the one year anniversary of the shooting of michael brown march along west florrisant street in a driving rain on august 9 2015 in ferguson missouri.