A Missouri court strikes down parts of a law, meant to address concerns raised after the police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, that limit cities' ability to profit from traffic tickets and court fines. The judge wrote the law unconstitutionally targeted St. Louis-area municipalities with caps on revenues from traffic fines that were lower than other cities in the state. 2016-03-28
The Ferguson, Missouri, city council, after last month voting to change the terms of the agreement, reverses course and unanimously (6-0) agrees to accept a U.S. Justice Department overhaul of its troubled police force and municipal courts. This avoided a likely expensive legal battle with the federal government which had filed suit against the city following last month's vote. 2016-03-15
An unknown gunman shoots two policemen in front of the Ferguson city police headquarters in the U.S. state of Missouri. 2015-03-12
After shooting and wounding his ex-girlfriend in Baltimore, Ismaaiyl Brinsley shoots and kills two policemen execution style in Brooklyn, New York, supposedly in revenge for the deaths of two black men in the U.S. reportedly caused by police officers during the summer of 2014, Eric Garner and Michael Brown. The gunman is later found dead of a self-inflicted gunshot wound in the subway. 2014-12-20
Ferguson PD officer Darren Wilson resigns following a grand jury decision not to indict him in the Michael Brown case. 2014-11-29
Protests turn violent following the announcement despite a request by the President of the United States Barack Obama and Brown's family for any protests to be peaceful. 2014-11-24
A grand jury in St. Louis County, Missouri decides not to indict police officer Darren Wilson in relation to the shooting of Michael Brown in the suburb of Ferguson. 2014-11-24
Michael Brown incident in Ferguson, Missouri: Protests about police shooting a teenager on Saturday in the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson turn ugly with looting and vandalism. 2014-08-10
Michael Brown incident in Ferguson, MO: 18-year-old Michael Brown is fatally shot by Ferguson Policeman Darren Wilson. Shooting of Michael Brown2014-08-9