Missouri teenager Mike Brown was killed Saturday when he was shot Saturday by Ferguson, Mo. police.
Here are more details about the incident from the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:
St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar said one shot was fired by the officer’s gun inside the car during the struggle, and that the officer fired multiple times at Michael Brown, 18, as he ran away.
He said the shots that hit Brown were “more than just a couple but I don’t think it was many more than that.” He said an autopsy was pending and that a toxicology test would take as long as six weeks to determine whether Brown had alcohol or drugs in his system.
Angered over the incident, many took to Twitter to call for justice, using the hashtag #JusticeForMikeBrown.
https://twitter.com/_RobinThick/status/498517288895913984
Unarmed and murdered by a police officer ??? #JusticeForMikeBrown pic.twitter.com/Qvb0qsPPUf
— Trevion (@Trackstar275) August 10, 2014
Damn when will it end? #JusticeForMikeBrown
— EmaniJP♠️ (@EmaniJhane) August 10, 2014
This Mike Brown situation really breaks my heart.
So sad. Ugh.#JusticeForMikeBrown— ???? (@QUEENLOSA) August 10, 2014
This is too fucking much. #JusticeForMikeBrown
— Weebie Chubbinns (@geewizz_niquey) August 10, 2014
https://twitter.com/fatoubittaye/status/498520725045915648
https://twitter.com/hhaayyls/status/498520199134736384
https://twitter.com/ImSoShady_/status/498512678122713088
https://twitter.com/LuhhNate/status/498527118494404608
The official account of Black Entertainment Television also chimed in.
So disturbing…. #JusticeForMikeBrown
— BET (@BET) August 10, 2014
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