2014 shooting of Michael Brown
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U.S. state
city
county
event
human
killing by law enforcement officer
municipal police department
police shooting
social movement
The 2014 shooting of Michael Brown was a fatal police shooting of an unarmed Black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, that sparked nationwide protests and a major debate over race, policing, and use of force in the United States.
Observed surface forms (8)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson | 1 |
| Michael Brown | 0 |
| Ferguson, Missouri | 0 |
| St. Louis County, Missouri | 0 |
| Black Lives Matter | 0 |
| Darren Wilson | 0 |
| Ferguson Police Department | 0 |
| Missouri | 0 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
U.S. state
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city ⓘ county ⓘ event ⓘ human ⓘ killing by law enforcement officer ⓘ municipal police department ⓘ police shooting ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| ageAtDeath | 18 ⓘ |
| characterizedBy |
allegations of police misconduct
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racial tensions ⓘ shooting of an unarmed person ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs | turning point in modern U.S. civil rights activism ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| followedBy | 2014 Ferguson unrest ⓘ |
| hasCause | police use of deadly force ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
growth of the Black Lives Matter movement
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public debate on policing practices ⓘ public debate on race in the United States ⓘ public debate on use of force by police ⓘ |
| hasLegalOutcome |
Department of Justice declined federal charges against Darren Wilson
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no indictment of Darren Wilson by grand jury ⓘ |
| hasMotiveAttributedBySources | disputed ⓘ |
| hasParticipant | Ferguson Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPerpetrator | Darren Wilson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVictim | Michael Brown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity |
Ferguson, Missouri
NERFINISHED
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Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Louis County, Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediaCoverage |
extensive national television coverage
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extensive social media coverage ⓘ |
| occupation | police officer ⓘ |
| partOf |
history of police brutality in the United States
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history of race relations in the United States ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 2014-08-09 ⓘ |
| race | Black ⓘ |
| result |
civil unrest in Ferguson
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death of Michael Brown ⓘ international media coverage ⓘ investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice ⓘ investigations by local authorities ⓘ nationwide protests in the United States ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| topicOf | United States Department of Justice report on Ferguson Police Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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this entity surface form:
killing of Michael Brown in Ferguson