What Happened In Ferguson The New York Times

What happened in those hours set the stage for two weeks of unrest.

What happened in ferguson the new york times. We d been among many times journalists who reported from ferguson after michael brown was killed on aug. 9 shortly after the police received reports that two men had robbed a convenience store in ferguson. Jay nixon deployed 2 200 troops to ferguson mo in an effort to avoid a repetition of monday night s violence and broadly expanded their role in keeping the peace. Eric thayer for the new york times the fatal confrontation began on aug.

Ferguson who did not respond to requests for comment had his detractors in the group. This summer we went back to see how the city is doing. Louis county executive declared a state of emergency here on monday as officials and. The likely hood that change will be seen is very slim and this comes from a person who has seen a similar struggle go unfixed by the jacksonville community and.

Whitney curtis for the new york times hidden treasures long time ferguson resident jeniece andrews started a jewelry and antique business with her husband s retirement money and her own savings. By john eligon and mitch smith. Michael brown an unarmed black teenager was shot and killed on aug. For at least four hours after he was shot by a police officer the body of michael brown lay in the middle of canfield drive.

Some bridled at his appetite for media coverage which they said interfered with its work. Its the hard truth but once a new news story comes along michael brown s death will fade into the shadows and we may never know what happens in ferguson if anything happens at all. Here is the sequence of events as.