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Originally posted by: pjstroh
I don't know the facts of the incident in St Louis beyond the different accounts from different witnesses which paint very different picyures of what happened.
DonDiego agrees with specific regard to the confrontation between Officer Darren Wilson and Mr. Michael Brown.
Here's what is known:
9 Aug 11:50 - A robbery occurs at the Ferguson Market and Liquor store on West Florissant Avenue. Mr. Michael Brown steals cigars from the store and pushes the store owner around a bit as he exits the store. Mr. Brown walks toward the Quik Trip convenience store.
9 Aug 12:01 - Police Officer Darren Wilson encounters Mr. Brown and a friend, Dorian Johnson, as they are walking. Mr. Brown is shot dead. [n.b. There are different accounts as to the details of the confrontation; DonDiego does not know the facts.]
10 Aug 10:00 - Chief of Police Joe Belmar presents his understanding of the prior days incident at a news conference.
10 Aug evening - A candlelight vigil turns violent. Car windows are smashed. A dozen businesses are vandalized and looted, including the aforementioned Quik Trip. 32 citizens are arrested; 2 police officers are injured.
11 Aug 05:00 - The first day of school in nearby Jennings, MO is cancelled.
11 Aug 10:00 - Police arrest 7 persons among a group of "hundreds" gathered outside the Ferguson Police department to "demand justice". Tactical Officers arrive to disperse the crowd.
11 Aug 16:00 - The parents of Mr. Brown and their attorney hold a press conference in which they ask for a stop to violence and demand justice.
11 Aug 18:00 - The NAACP hosts a prayer meeting for community leaders and members.
11 Aug 20:00 - Protesters gather on West Florissant Avenue. The peaceful protest turns un-peaceful; police disperse the crowds with tear gas and rubber bullets. 15 protesters are arrested.
12 Aug 10:00 - Protesters at the Police Department present a list of demands.
12 Aug 12:00 - Al Sharpton arrives. Al Sharpton speaks to members of Mr. Brown's family. Al Sharpton demands justice.
12 Aug afternoon - The Medical Examiner's Office issues an autopsy report on Mr. Brown.
12 Aug afternoon - The FAA announces flight restrictions over Ferguson to clear the airspace for law enforcement helicopters.
12 Aug 15:00 - Officials charge 9 people in relation to looting in Ferguson Sunday night (10 August) into Monday morning.
12 Aug 16:00 - President Obama releases a statement.
12 Aug 19:00 - Missouri Governor Jay Nixon, the St. Louis Mayor and other area leaders come together to speak on the Brown case. At a separate public meeting, Rev. Al Sharpton and the Brown family urge a peaceful fight toward justice for Michael Brown.
12 Aug 20:00 - There is a brief standoff at the looted, burned-down Quik Trip between protestors and police in armored vehicles. Non-violent protests are held downtown, at a church on West Florissant Avenue, and at a bridge blocked by the police.
13 Aug 01:00 - Police shoot a man pointing a gun at an officer.
13 Aug 11:00 - Police issue a statement requesting those intending to assemble for prayer or protest do so during daylight hours and disperse before dark.
13 Aug afternoon - Protesters blocked both lanes of West Florissant Avenue. Police began making arrests quickly. A large SWAT team arrived to clear the protesters, as well as a tactical vehicle. Cops continued to push protesters back for several blocks. Those who did not move were detained.
13 Aug 18:00 - Ferguson-Florissant School District postpones the first day of school until Aug. 18 due to safety concerns for its students. School was set to start Aug. 14.
13 Aug - 20:30 - Protesters on Florissant Avenue throw bottles, rocks, bricks, and a Molotov cocktail, at police. One officer is injured. In response, police fire tear gas at the crowd. After telling them that this was no longer a peaceful protest and ordering them to leave the area, police use sound cannons to disperse the crowd and fire tear gas into the area. Police arrest 16 protestors.
13 Aug 21:00 - A group of Black teenagers accuse a man walking his dog of being a cop; then beat him up.
13 August into 14 August - Protestors line up outside the Police Station.
14 Aug 11:40 - President Obama addresses the Nation.
14 Aug 15:30 - Governor Nixon announces that the Missouri Highway Patrol will take control of security in Ferguson and that the unit in the embattled town would be overseen by Capt. Ron Johnson.
14 August evening/night - Peaceful protests prevail throughout the area.
15 Aug 12:00 - An attorney for Dorian Johnson, who is an eyewitness interviewed by law enforcement, says that Mr. Johnson and Mr. Brown did take part in the convenience store robbery prior to the shooting.
15 Aug 15:00 - Police Chief Thomas Jackson says Darren Wilson, the officer who shot Brown, did not know Brown was a suspect in a strong-arm robbery that happened moments before the shooting. Wilson stopped Brown for walking in the middle of the street.
15 Aug evening - Jesse Jackson leads a group of protestors in prayer.
15 Aug night - Early evening marches turn ugly. Violent protests and looting resume. Police lob tear gas into the mobs; protestors respond with rocks, bricks, etc. Among the stores looted is the Ferguson Market and Liquor store, the business which Mr. Brown had robbed prior to his encounter with Officer Wilson.
16 Aug pre-dawn - Violence and looting continues. Armored vehicles return to the town of Ferguson.
DonDiego says: "Have a nice day !"
