Shooting of Michael Brown facts for kids
The shooting of Michael Brown took place on August 9, 2014 in Ferguson, Missouri, United States. Brown was an 18-year-old African American male who died after he was shot several times by Darren Wilson, a 28-year-old white police officer. Several Black Witnesses Largely Back Up Officer’s Account Of Michael Brown Shooting. Brown did not have weapons or a criminal record.
There were protests and riots in Ferguson after the shooting. There was a lot of media coverage in the United States. People have been talking about how Brown being killed relates to racism in the United States. They have pointed out that most of the police in Ferguson are white, while most of the people who live in Ferguson are African-American. They have also accused the media of being biased against Brown and the people protesting his killing.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened a civil rights investigation of the shooting. President Obama, Rand Paul, Hillary Clinton, Al Sharpton and Bernie Sanders released statements about Brown's death.
A petition asking for a law named after Mike Brown that would require all police to wear a camera has had over 132,000 signatures.
Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot Brown, went on administrative leave. A jury chose not to legally accuse Wilson of the killing. He resigned on November 29, 2014.
Brown's funeral happened at the Friendly Temple Baptist Church on August 25. At the MTV Video Music Awards, Common asked the audience to have a moment of silence "for Mike Brown and for peace in this country and in the world".
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Images for kids
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Brown in a photo posted to Facebook in May 2013
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St. Louis County police protect the scene eight hours after the shooting
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Bruising on Wilson's face after the shooting
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Protesters react the day following the grand jury decision in Union Square, Manhattan in New York City.
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The site on Canfield Drive in 2020
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Bronze plaque in memory of Michael Brown on sidewalk where shooting incident occurred
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"Hands up!" sign displayed at a Ferguson protest
See also
In Spanish: Muerte de Michael Brown para niños
