Ferguson Police Release Details In Michael Brown Shooting

Thomas Jackson

Police in Ferguson, Missouri release the name of the of the officer involved in the shooting death of 18-year old Michael Brown.

FOX News Radio’s Jessica Golloher reports:

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson here finally announcing that it was Officer Darren Wilson who was involved in the killing of unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown. The name was not immediately released because of death threats.

Describing last week’s shooting, Chief Thomas Jackson says…

(Jackson) “Dispatch gave a description of robbery suspect over radio. A different officer arrived at store where the strong-arm robbery occurred.”

Jackson says they were looking for a suspect on foot when Wilson encountered Brown and there was an altercation. Brown was shot multiple times.

In Ferguson, Jessica Golloher, FOX News Radio.

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