Police killings
2013-2020

Michael Brown

Male, Black

Date of the incident: 8/9/2014

Ferguson, St. Louis, MO
2900 Canfield Drive

Even after a grand jury hearing, details are unclear. Brown had either battered a police officer, or was innocently walking down the street with a friend. Witnesses say he was unarmed, with his hands in the air, and the officer shot him more than eight times.His death touched off months of protests around the United States.