In a burglary that may have been timed to take advantage of law-enforcement focus elsewhere, a police officer was shot and a woman killed in this St. Louis suburb south of Ferguson, Mo., and the suspect remains at large.
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2 FBI agents, police officer shot in Mo.; suspect dead
Major Washington, 33, had been tentatively identified by University City police as the suspect who shot and killed his mother and wounded a University City officer Monday night, and wounded two FBI special agents Wednesday morning.
Grand jury: No indictment for Darren Wilson
Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed unarmed 18-year-old Michael Brown, will not face criminal charges, the St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced Monday.
Violence erupts in Ferguson: Fire, looting, arrests
Violent protests erupted for hours after it was announced that the grand jury has chosen not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown.
Ferguson corrections officer accused of sex with inmate
A 29-year-old Ferguson corrections officer is accused of having sex with an inmate at the city jail, whom he later allegedly allowed to escape.
Timeline: Unrest in Ferguson
This was an interactive timeline of the unrest that erupted in Ferguson, Missouri following the shooting death of Michael Brown.
Ryan Ferguson’s attorney files $100M civil lawsuit
On the 10th anniversary of his arrest for murder, Ryan Ferguson’s attorney has filed a $100 million civil lawsuit against the officials who put him behind bars.
Story sourced on ‘The Rachel Maddow Show’
These are screenshots of my work sourced Aug. 19, 2014 on “The Rachel Maddow Show.”
5 arrested, 2 officers injured in Brown memorial unrest
Five protesters were arrested and some businesses were damaged Tuesday night after a memorial to Michael Brown was destroyed in a fire. The confrontation reignited tensions in the St. Louis suburb that was rocked by violence this summer after Brown, an unarmed teenager, was shot by a Ferguson police officer.
Social media threats delay release of shooter’s name
Authorities on Tuesday delayed revealing the identity of the police officer who fatally shot an unarmed teen three days ago, citing threats against the officer on social media.
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