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| Ferguson police: Michael Brown was robbery suspect | Ferguson police: Michael Brown was robbery suspect |
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| Michael Brown, the black teenager shot by police on Saturday in Ferguson, Missouri, was a suspect in a robbery just moments earlier, police have said. | Michael Brown, the black teenager shot by police on Saturday in Ferguson, Missouri, was a suspect in a robbery just moments earlier, police have said. |
| Police say Mr Brown, 18, was one of two men suspected of robbing a nearby convenience store. | Police say Mr Brown, 18, was one of two men suspected of robbing a nearby convenience store. |
| Minutes later he was shot by Officer Darren Wilson after a struggle, Ferguson police Chief Thomas Jackson said on Friday. | Minutes later he was shot by Officer Darren Wilson after a struggle, Ferguson police Chief Thomas Jackson said on Friday. |
| The killing sparked days of violent protests in Ferguson. | The killing sparked days of violent protests in Ferguson. |
| Theft of cigars | |
| Mr Jackson described the robbery at the convenience store as being committed without the use of a weapon. | Mr Jackson described the robbery at the convenience store as being committed without the use of a weapon. |
| Police released to the press pictures of a well-built black man intimidating a clerk in the store. | Police released to the press pictures of a well-built black man intimidating a clerk in the store. |
| The report identifies Mr Brown, who is described as being 6ft 4in (193cm) and 292 pounds (132kg), as one of the robbers. | |
| It says he "grabbed a box of Swisher Sweet cigars" and handed them to a second suspect identified as Mr Brown's friend, Dorian Johnson. | |
| Since the shooting on Saturday, Mr Johnson has given a number of interviews in which he has said Mr Brown held up his hands in an act of surrender before being shot by the officer. | Since the shooting on Saturday, Mr Johnson has given a number of interviews in which he has said Mr Brown held up his hands in an act of surrender before being shot by the officer. |
| He has not mentioned his involvement in any robbery. | He has not mentioned his involvement in any robbery. |
| Mr Wilson, the police officer said to have shot Mr Brown, is a six-year veteran of the police force with no disciplinary record, Chief Thomas Jackson said. | Mr Wilson, the police officer said to have shot Mr Brown, is a six-year veteran of the police force with no disciplinary record, Chief Thomas Jackson said. |
| Mr Jackson said he was treated for injuries sustained during the confrontation with Mr Brown, but he provided no other details of the deadly encounter. | Mr Jackson said he was treated for injuries sustained during the confrontation with Mr Brown, but he provided no other details of the deadly encounter. |
| 'Cover up' | |
| Members of the majority black Ferguson community reacted angrily to the announcement that Mr Brown was a police suspect. | |
| "For them to say this is an armed robbery makes me think this is a cover up," Ferguson resident Milton Jackson, 37, told the Reuters news agency. | |
| "I don't believe what the officer did was called for. Even if there was a robbery, it was unnecessary force to shoot an unarmed black man." | |
| The revelations came after days of furious protests in Ferguson over the killing, to which police responded with tear gas and rubber bullets. | |
| On Thursday night, tension seemed to ease, at least momentarily, as state police took charge of security. | On Thursday night, tension seemed to ease, at least momentarily, as state police took charge of security. |
| Capt Ronald Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol, an African-American who grew up nearby, was named as the new head of the operation. | Capt Ronald Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol, an African-American who grew up nearby, was named as the new head of the operation. |
| 'Excessive force' criticised | |
| The previous evening, the reverberations from the Mid-west town were felt nationwide with dozens of vigils organised by a social media campaign. | The previous evening, the reverberations from the Mid-west town were felt nationwide with dozens of vigils organised by a social media campaign. |
| The event in Washington DC was attended by hundreds of people in Malcolm X Park, many holding placards saying: "Hands up. Don't shoot". | The event in Washington DC was attended by hundreds of people in Malcolm X Park, many holding placards saying: "Hands up. Don't shoot". |
| Similar vigils were held in New York, Boston, Detroit, Chicago and many other cities. | Similar vigils were held in New York, Boston, Detroit, Chicago and many other cities. |
| They came at the end of a day when Mr Nixon likened the scenes of violence in Ferguson to a "war zone" and the police conduct was questioned. | They came at the end of a day when Mr Nixon likened the scenes of violence in Ferguson to a "war zone" and the police conduct was questioned. |
| US Attorney General Eric Holder said the use of military equipment and vehicles in Ferguson had sent a "conflicting message", while President Barack Obama said there was no excuse for police using "excessive force". | US Attorney General Eric Holder said the use of military equipment and vehicles in Ferguson had sent a "conflicting message", while President Barack Obama said there was no excuse for police using "excessive force". |
| Mr Obama has promised a full investigation by the US Department of Justice into the teenager's death, and the FBI has launched its own inquiry. | Mr Obama has promised a full investigation by the US Department of Justice into the teenager's death, and the FBI has launched its own inquiry. |