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Unsolved August 9, 2014 Homicide

Michael Brown

Status Unsolved
Type Homicide
Date August 9, 2014
Location Ferguson, Missouri
Victim Age 18
Gender Male

Eighteen-year-old Michael Brown was shot and killed by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. A grand jury declined to indict Wilson. The DOJ found no evidence of an intentional shooting but documented systemic racism in the Ferguson PD. Brown's death sparked nationwide protests and the Black Lives Matter movement.

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