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| Subject: Rev. Al Sharpton rips report that Ferguson, Mo., Officer Darren Wilson said he fired in self-defense Sat Oct 18, 2014 4:52 pm | |
| The Rev. Al Sharpton blasted a report that Ferguson, Mo. Officer Darren Wilson told investigators he pulled the trigger in self-defense when he fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown.
“Darren Wilson said he was in fear of his life,” Sharpton said Saturday. “The only gun there was Darren Wilson’s.”
The New York Times reported Friday that Wilson told federal officials the 18-year-old shoved him into his SUV and grabbed for his gun on Aug. 9.
Sharpton blasted a report that Ferguson, Mo. Officer Darren Wilson told investigators he pulled the trigger in self-defense when he fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown (pictured). BIG'MIKE JR BROWN VIA FACEBOOK Sharpton blasted a report that Ferguson, Mo. Officer Darren Wilson told investigators he pulled the trigger in self-defense when he fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown (pictured). Sharpton didn’t buy it.
“You are asking me to believe that a young man that was shot and knew he didn’t have a gun ran back at you, in toward a gun that already shot him?” he asked at his National Action Network headquarters.
AP PROVIDES ACCESS TO THIS PUBLICLY DISTRIBUTED HANDOUT PHOTO PROVIDED BY CITY OF FERGUSON; BEST QUALITY AVAILABLE; IMAGE MADE FROM VIDEO UNCREDITED/AP The New York Times reported Friday that Wilson (pictured) told federal officials the 18-year-old shoved him into his SUV and grabbed for his gun on Aug. 9. Sharpton also drew parallels between the Brown case and the death of Eric Garner, the Staten Island man who died last July after cops placed him in a chokehold. He blamed officials for trying to influence public opinion on the cases. Evidence in both cases is being presented to grand juries to determine whether criminal charges should be filed.
“It is imperative, from Ferguson to Staten Island, that we let them know that we are not going to allow anything but a fair and just hearing of the evidence,” Sharpton said, surrounded by Garner’s widow, Esaw Snipes, and mother, Gwen Carr.“All this leaking and playing games with the public is not going to work,” he added.
Garner’s relatives are planning to join Sharpton in Ferguson for a four-day rally starting Oct. 31.
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