Troubled Waters: The Shooting of Michael Brown
BY NATALIE VAN BOOVEN
Staff Writer
NOTE: Because this story is still happening (the most recent event being the blockade of Interstate 70), I will focus on the first 17 days of events, from the shooting to the funeral.DAYS 1-5
The first and most important event is the shooting itself. At noon on Aug. 9, a police officer (later revealed to be Darren Wilson) left a call concerning a sick child. Unaware of the convenience store robbery that allegedly happened 10 minutes earlier, Wilson saw Michael Brown walking in the middle of the road. Depending on the account, Brown might or might not have been stopping traffic, but that did not stop Wilson from confronting and eventually shooting Brown.
After Brown’s death came a series of peaceful memorials. Following one candlelight vigil, however, s...