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The shooting of Michael Brown occurred on August 9, 2014, in Ferguson, Missouri, United States, a suburb of St. Louis. Michael Brown Jr., an unarmed 18-year-old black male, died after being shot at least six times by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, who is white.[1][2][3][4]

According to witness reports and Ferguson police, Wilson drove up to Brown and a friend, Dorian Johnson, and ordered them to move off the street and onto the sidewalk. An altercation then took place between Brown and Wilson through the window of the police car. A shot was fired from within the vehicle and Brown and Johnson began to flee. Wilson left his vehicle, fired his pistol at Brown and confronted him. Wilson then fired several shots at Brown, fatally wounding him.[5] Witness reports greatly differ as to whether Brown was standing with his hands up or moving towards Wilson when Wilson shot him multiple times.

Brown had no criminal record.[6] Wilson had served four years with the Ferguson Police Department after two years with another local police department.[7] He has no disciplinary history.[8]

The shooting sparked unrest in Ferguson due to longstanding racial tensions in one of the most segregated metropolitan areas in the United States.[9] Protests, vandalism, looting, and other forms of social unrest continued[10] for more than a week, with night curfews being imposed and escalating violence.[11][12] Widespread media coverage examined the post 9/11 trend of local police departments arming themselves with military-grade weapons when dealing with protests.[13][14]

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) opened a civil rights investigation of the shooting.[15] President Barack Obama issued a statement expressing condolences to Brown's family and committed the U.S. Department of Justice to conduct an investigation.[16]

The shooting is under investigation by a grand jury.[17]