Michael Brown’s Family to File Civil Suit Against Ferguson, Darren Wilson
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Brown Family / Facebook(FERGUSON, Mo.) — Lawyers for the family of Michael Brown announced on Thursday that they will file a civil suit for the teen’s death.
At a news conference, the attorneys for the Brown family confirmed that the city of Ferguson, Missouri and former police officer, Darren Wilson, would be named in the suit. They did not say when exactly the suit would be filed.
Brown was fatally shot by Wilson last August, sparking numerous protests in Ferguson.
“We believe that there were other alternatives available to him,” Daryl Parks, an attorney for Brown’s family, said of Wilson. “He did not have to kill Michael Brown.”
The news comes a day after the Department of Justice announced it would not be prosecuting Wilson for Brown’s death.
Attorney Anthony Gray, speaking on behalf of Brown’s family, said they “disagree with those findings.”
Brown’s parents, Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr., attended the news conference but did not speak to reporters.
Also this week, the Department of Justice released a scathing report that found the Ferguson Police Department had a pattern and practice of discriminatory policing.
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