“He Was Blocking Traffic” 11 Updates About The Mike Brown Killing And Ferguson, Missouri

Today, at 3 pm, the Ferguson police chief hosted a press conference where he spoke to several media officials. During the conference, he said the police don’t have any more information, aside from what has already been released. But there were some key things he said during the conference that are leaving many feeling more angry than they did initially. Police chief Thomas Jackson said officer Wilson”was not aware that Brown was a suspect in a robbery” when he stopped him on the street that afternoon. He said Wilson approached Brown and Johnson because they were “blocking traffic.” Jackson reiterated that the robbery and the altercation were not related. Then when one person asked why the police department released the surveillance video because the media asked for it. But MSNBC correspondent, Trymaine Lee said that media never even knew that there was an alleged robbery so how would they know to ask for a video. You can watch highlights from Jackson’s press conference in the video above.