Police: Teen Fatally Shot By Ferguson Officer Was Suspect In Convenience Store Robbery

Crime Police: Teen Fatally Shot By Ferguson Officer Was Suspect In Convenience Store Robbery August 15, 2014 10:25 AM Share on email 203 View Comments Standing in the parking lot of a gas station which was burned during rioting, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson announces the name of the Ferguson police officer responsible for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 15, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Standing in the parking lot of a gas station which was burned during rioting, Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson announces the name of the Ferguson police officer responsible for the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown on Aug. 15, 2014 in Ferguson, Mo. (credit: Scott Olson/Getty Images) Related Tags: Darren Wilson, Ferguson Police Department, Ferguson protests, Gov. Jay Nixon, Michael Brown, President Barack Obama, state troopers Get Breaking News First Receive News, Politics, and Entertainment Headlines Each Morning. Sign Up
FERGUSON, Mo. (CBS St. Louis/AP) — Ferguson police released the name of the officer that fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown, while also revealing that Brown was a suspect in a convenience story robbery over a $48.99 box of cigars.
Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson said Friday morning that Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot the unarmed African-American teen last Saturday following a convenience store robbery call. Wilson has been with the Ferguson Police Department for the past six years and previously had no disciplinary action taken against him.
Watch the video of Jackson being escorted to his vehicle following the news conference:
Wilson has been on administrative leave since the shooting.
Jackson added that Wilson was treated for injuries that occurred on Saturday.
Jackson said Wilson, along with other officers, was called to the area after a 911 call reporting a “strong-arm robbery” at a nearby convenience store.
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A police report indicates that Brown was a “primary suspect” in the robbery that took place the day he was fatally shot. According to the report, Brown got physical with the convenience story employee over a box of cigars worth $48.99 he was trying to steal.
“Brown, still holding a box Swisher Sweets in his right hand, grabs [redacted] by his shirt with his left hand. Brown aggressively pulls [redacted] in close to him and then immediately pushes him back into a display rack,” the police report states.

Jackson said that a dispatcher gave a description of the robbery suspect, and Wilson, who had been assisting on another call, was sent to investigate. Wilson encountered Brown just after 12:01 p.m., with a second officer arriving three minutes later.

1 posted on 08/15/2014 9:50:39 AM PDT by Kartographer

To: Kartographer

Damn... Fifty bucks for Swisher Sweets? What’s the value threshold for felony theft in Missouri?

2 posted on 08/15/2014 9:52:54 AM PDT by Charles Martel (Endeavor to persevere...)

To: Kartographer

There were video snapshots from the store as well as photos of Brown laying dead in the road. Obviously the same guy if just from his build and clothing. The shoes are a dead giveaway too.

3 posted on 08/15/2014 9:53:45 AM PDT by cuban leaf (The US will not survive the obama presidency. The world may not either.)

To: Charles Martel

I wonder................was that wholesale or retail?.............................;^)

4 posted on 08/15/2014 9:55:27 AM PDT by Red Badger (If you compromise with evil, you just get more evil..........................)

To: Kartographer

oh great. Now some on here who endorsed him being shot in the back will REALLY be glad.

I still say it wasn’t right to shoot him as he was running OR if he put up his hands (especially that)

5 posted on 08/15/2014 9:55:37 AM PDT by Shimmer1 (Nothing says you are sad that someone died like looting local places of business!)

To: Charles Martel

The felony wasn’t the theft! Did you not seen the pictures? Clearly in was felony assault. DUH!

6 posted on 08/15/2014 9:55:41 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")

To: Kartographer

Is there a copy of the full vid or just snaps?

7 posted on 08/15/2014 9:56:38 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Illegals Are Getting Flat Screet TV's....NOT TB Screenings!)

To: Charles Martel

The dollar value of the merchandise is not the issue. Putting his hands on the owner while stealing makes it a felony.

8 posted on 08/15/2014 9:57:08 AM PDT by Cap'n Crunch

If you are wrestling with a 275 pound felon who is trying to take your weapon are you really going to worry about where you shoot him?

9 posted on 08/15/2014 9:57:15 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")

From the picture of him lying in the street there are no obvious wounds to his back.

10 posted on 08/15/2014 9:57:53 AM PDT by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)

To: RushIsMyTeddyBear

Reported that there is video, but I haven’t found it posted.

11 posted on 08/15/2014 9:58:18 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")

To: Kartographer

What “gentle giant?”

12 posted on 08/15/2014 10:00:24 AM PDT by Biggirl (Â“Go, do not be afraid, and serveÂ”-Pope Francis)

To: Kartographer

Kinda odd he only took cigars and not cash.

13 posted on 08/15/2014 10:00:27 AM PDT by txhurl (2014: Stunned Voters do Stunning Things!)

To: Kartographer

14 posted on 08/15/2014 10:00:31 AM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear (Illegals Are Getting Flat Screet TV's....NOT TB Screenings!)

“I still say it wasn’t right to shoot him as he was running OR if he put up his hands (especially that)”

Remember that video Crump put out showing Zimmerman shooting TM from about 30 feet away?

15 posted on 08/15/2014 10:00:31 AM PDT by TexasGator

It’s in question as to whether he was shot in the back.

16 posted on 08/15/2014 10:00:32 AM PDT by mrsmel (One Who Can See)

To: Shimmer1; appalachian_dweller; OldPossum; DuncanWaring; VirginiaMom; CodeToad; goosie; kalee; ...

Preppers’ PING!! posy #5

As pointed out by Selco why many will die.

17 posted on 08/15/2014 10:00:37 AM PDT by Kartographer ("We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.")

He was 292 pounds. If he was “running” it wasn’t for very far.

The “witness” to the shooting was involved in the Robbery.

The QT was likely burned in attempt to destroy the video evidence.

Where has the MSM been for the last week?

18 posted on 08/15/2014 10:00:55 AM PDT by UNGN (I've been here since '98 but had nothing to say until now)

To: Kartographer

This has now become an open and closed case.

19 posted on 08/15/2014 10:01:12 AM PDT by Biggirl (Â“Go, do not be afraid, and serveÂ”-Pope Francis)

To: Charles Martel

African American??

Unpossible!

How can anyone be from two places at once?

20 posted on 08/15/2014 10:01:53 AM PDT by rawcatslyentist (Jeremiah 50:32 "The arrogant one will stumble and fall ; / ?)

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