Ferguson grand jury declines to indict officer who killed Michael Brown

A St. Louis County grand jury declines on November 24, 2014, to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of Michael Brown. The decision sparks protests in Ferguson and across the country. The killing and the response highlight racial disparities in policing, the use of force, and local power structures. The Department of Justice later finds systemic racial bias in the Ferguson Police Department. The case becomes a defining moment in the modern movement against police violence and racial injustice.