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2024-05-20 19:45:01 UTC - HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: 5EEAAAA4108985E10FA1CA8C10856E59CA1B51CBA4065ABFC5EA94E07DD03197
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Brown was shot after an altercation with police. He was an active suspect for a robbery. Numerous investigations concluded that Officer Wilson was correct in using lethal force as Brown had reached for his service pistol and initiated a struggle. https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/opa/press-releases/attachments/2015/03/04/doj_report_on_shooting_of_michael_brown_1.pdf https://text.npr.org/897836660 https://edition.cnn.com/2014/11/24/justice/ferguson-grand-jury/
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