Killing of a Missouri teenager by police triggers unrest

Name: Killing of a Missouri teenager by police triggers unrest
Uploaded: 2014-08-12T00:47:01Z
Duration: P579S
Description: The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, has sparked outrage and protests. Brown, a young African-American man, was unarmed. Jeffrey Brown gets reaction from Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Greg Meyer, former captain of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Clip: 08/11/2014 | 9m 39s

The killing of 18-year-old Michael Brown by a police officer in a suburb of St. Louis, Missouri, has sparked outrage and protests. Brown, a young African-American man, was unarmed. Jeffrey Brown gets reaction from Sherrilyn Ifill of the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund and Greg Meyer, former captain of the Los Angeles Police Department.

Aired: 08/11/14

Rating: NR

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Killing of a Missouri teenager by police triggers unrest

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