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An autopsy performed on a Louisiana man police said shot himself in the back and died while handcuffed in the back of a squad car earlier this year reveals another side. Victor White III was shot in the chest and not his back according to the official coroner’s office report.
Ferguson police officer Justin Cosma was in the center of the drama that unfolded in the Missouri town during the Mike Brown shooting death protests. Additionally, Cosma is fighting a civil rights lawsuit after he was accused of hog-tying and choking a 12-year-old boy back in 2010.
The situation between cops, protestors, and even the media in Ferguson, Mo. is still on bad terms, although things have gotten less violent than in previous days, a St. Louis police officer who pointed a semi-automatic riffle at, and threatened to kill protestors has been suspended indefinitely.
It’s custom for Montreality to ask interview subjects off-kilter questions, but with the events unfolding in Ferguson, Mo. and elsewhere, they decided to stick to current events when speaking with rapper Cam’ron.
Across various national news outlets, coverage of the tense situation in Ferguson, Mo. and the police shooting death of Mike Brown has been ongoing. However, the folks over at CNN have been blasted on social media for sloppy reporting and an extremely questionable suggestion from one of the network’s anchors.
While mourners seek justice for the killing of unarmed Black teenager Mike Brown in Ferguson, Mo., an unarmed Black man was killed by police in Los Angeles Monday evening. Ezell Ford was allegedly shot several times in the back by LAPD officers, according to an eyewitness.
Following the tragic death of Missouri 18-year-old Mike Brown, David Banner appeared on CNN Tuesday night (August 12) to discuss the troubles that continue to plague Black families in America.
The situation in Ferguson, Mo. regarding the shooting death of unarmed teenager Mike Brown by city police has some citizens violently taking to the streets. However, the police are painting themselves to be just as violent after officers slammed a pregnant woman to the ground.
On Saturday, August 9, 18-year-old, college bound and unarmed Mike Brown was shot and killed by a cop in Ferguson, MO.
The uproar surrounding the killing of an unarmed teen, Mike Brown, by police in Ferguson, Mo. is just getting started. With tempers boiling among locals in the small town (which is just outside of St. Louis) since the Saturday, August 9 shooting, some would say that reactions — ranging from peaceful protests to riots — are equally just.
Protests in Ferguson, Mo., just northwest of the city of St. Louis, began peacefully enough on Sunday. With a report of thousands taking to the streets to protest the shooting of 18-year-old Mike Brown by city police, the situation turned violent as the night wore on.
Tensions remain high in Ferguson, Mo. as citizens gathered throughout the weekend to protest the shooting death of unarmed teen Mike Brown by police last Saturday. As information about the incident slowly made its way to various media outlets, the details to come were chilling.