Ferguson: timeline of events since Michael Brown's death

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[FONT=&quot]August 9, 2014
Day One

Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black teenager, is shot dead by a white police officer on a street in Ferguson, Missouri. Some witnesses claim Brown had his hands up in surrender when he was shot. The body remains in the street for four hours and crowds begin to gather at the site of the shooting.
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[FONT=&quot]August 10

St Louis County Police hold a press conference in which they claim Brown was killed because he was reaching for the officer's gun. Police refuse to name the officer involved in the shooting.Meanwhile, demonstrators gather at a makeshift memorial near the spot where Brown was killed and his parents hire attorney Benjamin Crump, who also represented the family of Trayvon Martin, a black teen killed in a high-profile shooting last year in Florida.That night violence begins with looting at local businesses and a heavy response from police in riot gear.
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[FONT=&quot]August 11

The Brown family holds a press conference demanding justice for Michael, as St Louis Police announce they will release the name of the officer the following day. The FBI also announces it is joining the investigation.Unrest continues into the night, with police using tear gas and rubber bullets against protesters, some of whom are alleged to be firing guns at officers.
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[FONT=&quot]August 12

President Barack Obama addresses the shooting for the first time, calling Michael Brown's death "heartbreaking" but urging the community in Ferguson to stay calm.Police say they will not release the name of the officer due to threats made on his safety, sparking further outrage from demonstrators. Clashes continue overnight.
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[FONT=&quot]August 13

The fourth night of protests results sees Molotov cocktails thrown by protesters while heavily-armed police deploy armoured vehicles. Two reporters are arrested at a local McDonald's, sparking accusations the police are unfairly cracking down on the media.
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[FONT=&quot]August 14

President Obama addresses the nation on the situation in Ferguson, saying there is no excuse for protesters to turn to violence or for excessive force by police.Governor Jay Nixon announces the Missouri Highway Patrol will take control of the law enforcement operation on the ground, hoping they to ease tensions between protesters and Ferguson police.
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[FONT=&quot]August 15

Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson holds a press conference where he names Darren Wilson, 28, as the officer who shot Brown.The chief also releases surveillance video of Brown taking part in an apparent robbery prior to being shot. Brown’s family accuses the police of attempting to assassinate his character
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[FONT=&quot]August 16

Governor Nixon declares a state of emergency in Ferguson, and imposes a curfew making it illegal to be on the streets after midnight.
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[FONT=&quot]August 18
With protests showing no signs of abating, Nixon deploys the National Guard to Ferguson. Fighting continues overnight and dozens are arrested.
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[FONT=&quot]August 20

Eric Holder, Obama's black attorney general, flies to Ferguson to meet with Brown's family and local officials. A grand jury convenes to begin determining whether Darren Wilson, the white police officer, should be criminally charged in the death of Brown.That night the streets are quiet for the first time in ten days.
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[FONT=&quot]August 21

The National Guard withdraw from the streets of Ferguson.
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[FONT=&quot]August 25

Sixteen days after he was killed, an emotional funeral is held for Michael Brown at the the Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Ferguson. Hundreds attend.
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[FONT=&quot]September 16

Wilson remains in hiding but testifies before the grand jury.
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[FONT=&quot]November 11

Tensions begin to mount as the grand jury's verdict nears. Governor Nixon says he will mobilise the National Guard to respond to any unrest that follows the grand jury’s decision. Michael Brown's father calls for only peaceful demonstrations
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[FONT=&quot]November 16

To commemorate 100 days since Brown’s death, protesters stage a 'die in' in St Louis. Dozens of protesters blocked a busy intersection by lying in chalk outlines painted on the road.
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[FONT=&quot]November 17

Mr Nixon declares a state of emergency ahead of the grand jury decision, citing "the possibility of expanded unrest".
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[FONT=&quot]November 25

Grand jury decides not to indict officer Darren Wilson, sparking unrest in Ferguson.
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[FONT=&quot]November 27

Wilson, the Missouri police officer who fatally shot the unarmed black teenager Michael Brown, will likely never return to policing, his lawyer has said.“It’s not a question of if, it’s a question of when,” Neil Bruntrager said. "Realistically, he can't go back to being a police officer, he knows that. There's no illusion about any of this."
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[FONT=&quot]December 1

President Barack Obama has called for more US police to wear lapel-mounted body cameras that record their interactions with the public, as the White House moved to calm public outcry over the Ferguson shooting incident.
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[FONT=&quot]March 4, 2015

The US Department of Justice releases two long-awaited reports into Ferguson. The first report clears Darren Wilson, the white police officer, of criminal wrongdoing and says his decision to open fire on Michael Brown was "not unreasonable". The report also concludes that Brown probably did attack Wilson inside his police car and contradicts widespread claims Brown had his hands up in surrender when he was killed. The second report concluded that the Ferguson police department where Wilson worked had a deeply ingrained culture of racism and that it unconstitutionally targeted black people for arrests, fines and jail.
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[FONT=&quot]March 12

Two police officers in the US flashpoint town of Ferguson were shot early on Thursday during the latest protest over the treatment of black people by the mainly white police force.One officer was shot in the face and the other in the shoulder as a protest rally outside the police station in the Missouri town was dispersing, Jon Belmar, St. Louis County police chief, told reporters.
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[FONT=&quot]August 9

Demonstrators gather in Ferguson to mark the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death. Police claim that shortly before midnight there was an exchange of gunfire between two groups not involved in the demonstrations. An 18-year-old man, Tyrone Harris, allegedly opens fire on an unmarked police car and detectives shoots back. Harris is taken to hospital in critical condition and is later charged with assaulting an officer.
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[FONT=&quot]August 10

A number of peaceful demonstrators are arrested in front of a St Louis courthouse as they call for the Ferguson police department to dismantled. St Louis County later declares a state of emergency.
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