Ferguson police release videos showing officer pushed to sidewalk during protests marking decade since Michael Brown killing
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Police in Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday released new videos from last week’s protests marking the 10-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s killing, including footage of an incident in which an officer was severely injured.
Police in Ferguson, Missouri, on Tuesday released new videos from last week’s protests marking the 10-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s killing, including footage of an incident in which an officer was severely injured. Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle said body camera video and footage from a nearby business appear to show the suspect charge at officer Travis Brown near a sidewalk during the Friday night protests. “I think it’s a clear indication that my officer was charged and was hit violently by this individual,” the chief said at a Tuesday news conference. The videos also show officers taking the suspect, 28-year-old Elijah Gantt, into custody while pushing other protesters away from Brown, according to Doyle. Brown suffered a severe brain injury, the chief said, and remains hospitalized in critical condition. A prayer vigil for Brown is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at the police station. Friday marked 10 years to the day since Michael Brown, 18, was shot and killed by a Ferguson police officer on August 9, 2014, while walking on the street with his friend. The teenager’s killing and the hundreds of days of sustained protests that followed helped strengthen the Black Lives Matter movement and brought the issue of police use of force against unarmed Black Americans to the forefront of US policy and politics. The protests on Friday followed the Brown family’s weeklong tribute to the young man Michael Brown was and could have been.
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