Ferguson, Missouri

Progressive and democratic socialist politicians are recanting statements regarding police and prison abolition that were made during the pandemic era. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez told ABC news that she and other progressive candidates had "moved away" from these previous positions. She noted that the anniversary of Michael Brown Jr's death in Ferguson, Missouri was discussed.

On August 9, 1945, a U.S. B-29 Superfortress dropped an atomic device over Nagasaki. Other historical milestones include the start of construction on Pisa Cathedral in 1173 and the publication of Henry David Thoreau’s "Walden" in 1854. More recently, Michael Brown Jr.’s death in Ferguson, Missouri, sparked protests that helped fuel the national “Black Lives Matter” movement.

Three individuals were arrested in connection with a shooting that killed Shakeela Martin, a mother of five, while she was buying slushies for her children at a BP gas station in Ferguson, Missouri. The suspects were charged with second-degree murder, first-degree assault, and armed criminal action.

Three individuals were arrested in connection with a shooting that killed Shakeela Martin, a mother of five, while she was buying slushies for her children at a BP gas station in Ferguson, Missouri. The suspects, Marcus Evans, Jontez Young, and Kyren Farmer, face charges including second-degree murder and armed criminal action. Police traced the shooting to a nearby vehicle using cellphone data.

Shakeela Martin, a mother of five, was struck and killed by a stray bullet at a BP gas station in Ferguson, Missouri while buying slushies with her children. The incident occurred on June 28.

Lamondre Haynes, a man from Ferguson, Missouri, admitted to purchasing 27 firearms that were recovered by law enforcement during arrests in Illinois, Kentucky, and Missouri.