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Missouri Leaders Pressured Ferguson for Chief's Resignation

Saturday, 10 January 2015 07:21 AM EST

Several elected officials say some of Missouri's top leaders tried unsuccessfully to pressure Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson to resign after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.

Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III told The Associated Press on Friday that top state officials had several meetings where they applied pressure on the city to force Jackson to step down.

Missouri House Speaker John Diehl and U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill confirmed they both attended a fall meeting about the issue.

Also, records provided under an open records request include a Nov. 10 email from St. Louis County's police chief about such a meeting.

Brown was shot by officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. The shooting of an unarmed, black 18-year-old by a white officer led to significant unrest in St. Louis County.

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Several elected officials say some of Missouri's top leaders tried unsuccessfully to pressure Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson to resign after the fatal shooting of Michael Brown.Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III told The Associated Press on Friday that top state officials...
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