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| Ferguson shooting: Darren Wilson quits police force | |
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| US police officer Darren Wilson - who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, triggering nationwide riots - has resigned, his lawyer says. | US police officer Darren Wilson - who fatally shot unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, triggering nationwide riots - has resigned, his lawyer says. |
| Neil Bruntrager says his client had been on administrative leave since the 9 August shooting in Ferguson. | Neil Bruntrager says his client had been on administrative leave since the 9 August shooting in Ferguson. |
| The Missouri town and other US cities saw several days of rioting and looting this week after a jury decided not to bring charges over the killing. | The Missouri town and other US cities saw several days of rioting and looting this week after a jury decided not to bring charges over the killing. |
| Mr Wilson, who is white, said he had acted in accordance with the law. | Mr Wilson, who is white, said he had acted in accordance with the law. |
| He told US media that before the shooting, Mr Brown had pushed him back into his car, hit him and grabbed at his drawn gun, and said that he felt "like a five-year-old holding on to [US wrestler] Hulk Hogan". | |
| The policeman said he had feared for his life. | |
| Mr Brown's supporters said he was attempting to surrender to the policeman when he was shot. Some witnesses said the teenager, who was unarmed, had his hands up. | |
| However, the state prosecutor said physical evidence had contradicted some of the witness statements. | |
| The family of Mr Brown, who was 18, have said they felt "crushed" by the decision. | |
| Their son was killed after being shot six or seven times. | |
| The decision by the grand jury not to press charges and bring the case to trial has triggered a nationwide debate over relations between black communities and law enforcement. |