Darren Wilson releases statement saying he 'followed his training and followed the law'

Darren Wilson releases statement saying he &#039;followed his training and followed the law&#039;

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last updated 10 January 2015

Officer Darren Wilson's lawyers released a statement on behalf of their client after learning he was not indicted in the shooting death of Michael Brown.

The statement said that Wilson "followed his training and followed the law" when he shot and killed Brown on Aug. 9. It continued:

In a case of this magnitude, a team of prosecutors rightfully presented evidence to this St. Louis County grand jury. This group of citizens, drawn at random from the community, listened to witnesses and heard all the evidence in the case. Based on the evidence and witness testimony, the grand jury collectively determined there was no basis for criminal charges against Officer Wilson. [Wilson statement, via St. Louis Post-Dispatch]

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Catherine Garcia has worked as a senior writer at The Week since 2014. Her writing and reporting have appeared in Entertainment Weekly, The New York Times, Wirecutter, NBC News and "The Book of Jezebel," among others. She's a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

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