Witnesses: Michael Brown's hands were up [Video]

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Witnesses: Michael Brown's hands were up [Video]
Witnesses: Michael Brown's hands were up. Two men, shocked at what they saw, describe an unarmed teenager with his hands up in the air as he’s gunned down by a police officer. They were contractors doing construction work in Ferguson, Missouri, on the day Michael Brown was killed.

 And the men, who asked not to be identified after CNN contacted them, said they were about 50 feet away from Officer Darren Wilson when he opened fire. An exclusive cell phone video captures their reactions during the moments just after the shooting. “He had his f**n hands up,” one of the men says in the video. The man told CNN he heard one gunshot, then another shot about 30 seconds later.



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 Following the fatal shooting of Michael Brown on August 9, 2014, protests and civil disorder broke out the next day in the city of Ferguson, in the U.S. state of Missouri, and the protests lasted for over 2 weeks. As the details of the original shooting event emerged from investigators, police established curfews and deployed riot squads to maintain order, while members of the Ferguson community demonstrated peacefully. Looting by a number of people caused violent unrest in the vicinity of the original shooting. Widespread media coverage examined the post-9/11 trend of police militarization, especially when dealing with protests.[7][8]
On September 4, Eric Holder announced that the Justice Department will investigate Ferguson police force for possible misconduct or discrimination.[9]
Other related incidents
Ray Albers
St. Ann policeman Ray Albers, who was suspended for pointing his rifle at peaceful protesters.[92]
On August 20, Lieutenant Ray Albers of the St. Ann Police Department was suspended indefinitely from his duties after pointing a semi-automatic service rifle at peaceful protesters the night before, according to St. Louis County police.[93][94] He approached the protesters and stated, "I will fucking kill you, get back." When asked for his name, he replied "Go fuck yourself". A St. Louis County Police sergeant immediately walked over and forced him to lower his weapon, and escorted him away.[95][96] "The unified command strongly feel these actions are inappropriate, and not indicative of the officers who have worked daily, to keep the peace," St. Louis County police spokesman Brian Schellman said. St. Ann police chief Aaron Jimenez said Albers drew his gun after seeing what he believed to be a BB gun in the crowd.[93] Albers resigned nine days later.[97][98]
Dan Page
On August 22, St. Louis County Police officer Dan Page, who was filmed pushing CNN's Don Lemon, was relieved of duty after a video emerged of an inflammatory speech Page had given to the St. Louis and St. Charles chapter of the Oath Keepers.[99] In that speech, Page claimed "I'm also a killer. I've killed a lot. And if I need to, I'll kill a whole bunch more. If you don't want to get killed, don't show up in front of me, it's that simple" and "I'm into diversity. I kill everybody, I don't care."[100] Page also railed against the "four sodomites on the Supreme Court" and the "undocumented president from Kenya" (the latter referring to the Obama birther theories).[101] He retired three days later.[98][102]
Matthew Pappert
Glendale police officer Matthew Pappert, who had patrolled in Ferguson during the protests, was suspended for controversial postings to Facebook, such as "[t]hese protesters should have been put down like a rabid dog the first night" and "[w]here is a Muslim with a backpack when you need him?" (referring to the Boston Marathon bombing).[103][104][105] Journalists in Ferguson claimed Pappert had threatened them.[106] Pappert was ultimately fired from the department after the conclusion on an internal investigation.[98][107]
Kajieme Powell
On August 19, Kajieme Powell, a 25-year-old African American man, was shot and killed by two police officers several miles from Ferguson, in what police officials described as "suicide by cop".[108] Although the police claimed that Kajieme Powell came within three or four feet of the officers, holding a knife in an overhand grip, video filmed by bystanders shows that Powell was not as close to the officers as police claimed and he had his hands at his sides. Kajieme Powell was advancing toward the officers with the knife shouting "Shoot me, shoot me now" when he was shot, as documented in the video filmed by a bystander. [109]
Lawsuit against the police
A federal lawsuit filed on August 28 by five protesters arrested between August 11-13 alleges that police officers used unnecessary force and made unjustified arrests. They accuse police of using "wanton and excessive force" and treating U.S. citizens "as if they were war combatants". The lawsuit lists Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson, St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar, Ferguson officer Justin Cosma, several unnamed officers and the city and county governments as defendants.[110]
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