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No Charges Brought Against Darren Wilson In Michael Brown Shooting, County’s First Black Prosector Says

Amanda Prestigiacomo
No Charges Brought Against Darren Wilson In Michael Brown Shooting, County’s First Black Prosector Says
St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office via Getty Images, Robert Cohen-Pool/Getty Images

St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Wesley Bell announced on Thursday that he will not be bringing charges against former Ferguson Police Department officer Darren Wilson, who fatally shot Michael Brown, 18, back in 2014.

During a Thursday press conference, Bell announced the news by prefacing it as “one of the most difficult things I’ve had to do,” noting that his “heart breaks” for the Browns.

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