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On August 9, 2014 Brown was shot and killed by a Ferguson, MO police officer, after a convenience store robbery. The shooting sparked protests in Ferguson and throughout the nation.

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29 Nov, 2014

Resigns from Ferguson Police Department

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Wilson resigns from the Ferguson Police Department, effective immediately, after being told by the department they had received threats of violence if he stayed on the force.

I’m not willing to let someone else get hurt because of me.

25 Aug, 2014

Funeral

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St. Louis’ Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church is packed with attendees as relatives and close friends give their final goodbyes to Brown. Many mourners crowd outside to remember the life of the slain teenager. Brown’s cousins urge citizens to push for change at their local polls to end killings.

18 Aug, 2014

Autopsy

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brown-autopsyThe Brown’s family pathologist, Michael Baden, reveals that Brown is shot six times, including twice in the head. Six bullets entered Brown’s body and at least two bullets ricocheted and traveled back through his body. Brown may have survived all of the wounds except for the shot to the top of his head. A final autopsy report will need the study of Brown’s clothes to verify if they contained any gunshot residue, which will show if one shot was fired at close range.

Attorney Benjamin Crump:

It’s so hard for his mother and father to even deal with the notion that this is what happened. It’s obvious his hands were up at some point because you can tell how the bullet goes from in and out.

9 Aug, 2014

Brown shot

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Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old is shot by a Ferguson police officer after a robbery at a convenience store. Lawyers reveal that the officer doesn’t attempt to resuscitate Brown.  A second officer and a supervisor arrive on the scene along with an ambulance to assess Brown. A large crowd confronts officers, yelling such things as ‘Kill the police!”

The St. Louis County NAACP begins an investigation and asks the Federal Bureau of Investigation to assist.