Friday, March 13, 2015

Two Officers Shot During Protest Near Ferguson Police Department - NBC News.com

Two Officers Shot During Protest Near Ferguson Police Department - NBC News.com: "The report was triggered by the killing of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in August, which set off weeks of sometimes violent protests in the St. Louis suburb.

It also concluded that police in Ferguson had used excessive and dangerous force and had disproportionately targeted blacks.

Attorney General Eric Holder said last week that the police had fostered a "highly toxic environment" of racism and misconduct that turned the city into a "powder keg.""



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