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Darren Wilson Resigns

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Darren Wilson, officer who shot Michael Brown, resigns from Ferguson Police Department
Darren Wilson, officer who shot Michael Brown, resigns from Ferguson Police Department

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Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who shot and killed Michael Brown on August 9, has resigned, effective immediately, from the Ferguson Police Department, the Associated Press reported.
A grand jury on November 24 decided not to indict Wilson for killing Brown, a black 18-year-old who was unarmed at the time of the shooting.
Wilson's resignation was reported even before the grand jury decision.

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Officer Darren Wilson's resignation does little to stop protests in Ferguson
Officer Darren Wilson's resignation does little to stop protests in Ferguson

Fox News Digital

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City officials in Ferguson, Mo. were due Sunday to address the resignation of Darren Wilson, the police officer who shot and killed teenager Michael Brown in a confrontation in August that fueled protests in the St. Louis suburb and around the nation.

Stephanie Karr, Ferguson city attorney, told the Associated Press that city officials planned to make a statement regarding Wilson's resignation. Karr earlier this week said Wilson had been on paid leave pending the outcome of an internal police investigation.

Wilson's resignation was announced Saturday by one of his...

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Ferguson Largely Peaceful After Officer's Decision To Quit
Ferguson Largely Peaceful After Officer's Decision To Quit

NPR (Online News)

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A few hundred people protested overnight in Ferguson, Mo., but there were initial reports of few arrests by police hours after officer Darren Wilson's resignation was made public.

The St. Louis Post Dispatch says that "outside the Ferguson police department, about 150 to 200 protesters gathered to chant and wave signs and flags. At about 8:45 p.m., they marched South on South Florissant Road." The newspaper says one arrest was made after a man threw a bottle at police.

St. Louis Public Radio live blogged the evening's marches and protests...

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