Source: www.abqjournal.com - Wednesday, December 03, 2014
FERGUSON, Mo. — The stepfather of Michael Brown has apologized for angry comments he made after the grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who killed his stepson, but said his remarks had nothing to do with the arson and looting that ravaged Ferguson and the surrounding area. Louis Head said Wednesday in a statement that he was full of emotion on the night of Nov. 24, when he yelled “Burn this bitch down!” in a crowd of protesters. St. Louis County police said Tuesday they are investigating Head’s comments as part of a broader inquiry into the arson, vandalism and looting. Twelve commercial buildings were destroyed in the hours after the grand jury decision. Head does not have a listed phone number, and there was no answer when an Associated Press reporter knocked at his listed address Wednesday. Police in riot gear move down the street past a burning police car in Ferguson, Mo., on Nov. 24 after a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. (David Goldman/The Associated Press) Brown, 18, was shot and killed by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. Wilson, who is white, told the grand jury he fired because his life was in danger, but some witnesses said Brown, who was black and unarmed, was trying to surrender. Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, was on top of a car on a Ferguson street in front of the police station, surrounded by prote
from Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1yh8Koo
FERGUSON, Mo. — The stepfather of Michael Brown has apologized for angry comments he made after the grand jury decided not to indict the police officer who killed his stepson, but said his remarks had nothing to do with the arson and looting that ravaged Ferguson and the surrounding area. Louis Head said Wednesday in a statement that he was full of emotion on the night of Nov. 24, when he yelled “Burn this bitch down!” in a crowd of protesters. St. Louis County police said Tuesday they are investigating Head’s comments as part of a broader inquiry into the arson, vandalism and looting. Twelve commercial buildings were destroyed in the hours after the grand jury decision. Head does not have a listed phone number, and there was no answer when an Associated Press reporter knocked at his listed address Wednesday. Police in riot gear move down the street past a burning police car in Ferguson, Mo., on Nov. 24 after a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. (David Goldman/The Associated Press) Brown, 18, was shot and killed by Ferguson officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. Wilson, who is white, told the grand jury he fired because his life was in danger, but some witnesses said Brown, who was black and unarmed, was trying to surrender. Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, was on top of a car on a Ferguson street in front of the police station, surrounded by protefrom Top News on RSS Feeds http://ift.tt/1yh8Koo
Aucun commentaire:
Enregistrer un commentaire