Obama Orders Justice Dept., FBI To Investigate Death Of Michael Brown


In continuing coverage on the situation in Ferguson, Missouri, Pres. Obama has given a live statement. Here is the video:

RT.com?is reporting that the governor of Missouri will be relieving the St. Louis County law enforcement from their policing of the ongoing protests in Ferguson, Missouri. This will pave the way for the possibility of state and federal intervention.?

Journalists?have been arrested and threatened as the chaos in Ferguson continues.?Anonymous?has released the name of the alleged police officer who shot Michael Brown. The Anonymous account has been deactivated by Twitter. We saved the Tweets via screenshot and you can?see them here. This story is developing and we’ll be reporting it throughout the day.


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