View of #Ferguson Thrust Michael Brown Shooting to National Attention

Citing “extraordinary circumstances,” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ordered a second official autopsy to be performed on Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer last week.

Department of Justice spokesman Brian Fallon cited a request by family members and the “extraordinary circumstances” surrounding the case of 18-year-old Michael Brown in explaining decision. “This independent 

Citing “extraordinary circumstances,” U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder ordered a second official autopsy to be performed on Michael Brown, the 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a Ferguson, Mo., police officer last week.

A week of simmering tensions boiled over in Ferguson as gunfire and tear gas flew through the air and autopsy results show Michael Brown was shot six times. Michael Brown was shot and killed by police, sparking outrage 

Harvard law professor Charles Ogletree called for the arrest of Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson for shooting and killing teenager Michael Brown last week, explaining that he shot and killed a man and “no one knows why