Darren Wilson not indicted in killing of Michael Brown

Darren Wilson not indicted in killing of Michael Brown
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A grand jury has decided not to bring charges against Darren Wilson, the white police officer who in August shot and killed an unarmed black teenager, Michael Brown, in Ferguson, Missouri.

The officer argued that he shot Brown in self-defense, though witnesses disputed that version of events, with some saying Brown had his hands in the air when he was gunned down.

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