Unrest in St. Louis Missouri suburb after police kills Michael Brown – an unarmed African American teen

“I would like to see him go to jail with the death penalty,” she said, fighting back tears.

The killing drew criticism from some civil rights leaders, who referred to the 2012 racially charged shooting of 17-year-old Trayvon Martin by a Florida neighborhood watch organizer who was acquitted of murder charges.

“We are outraged because yet again a young African American man has been killed by law enforcement,” said John Gaskin, who serves on both the St. Louis County and national boards of directors for the NAACP.

Ferguson’s population of about 21,000 people is almost 70 percent African American. The race of the officer has not been disclosed. He has been placed on paid administrative leave.

Source: Associated Press

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