Mayor: Ferguson police officer Wilson quit without severance
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STORY: The white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, this summer resigned from the force without any severance deal, the mayor of the St. Louis suburb said on Sunday (November 30).
"There will be no severance or extension of benefits for Darren Wilson following his resignation," Mayor James Knowles said at a press conference in which he outlined new incentives to bring more African-Americans into the Ferguson police force.
Earlier in the day, Wilson's lawyer said the officer decided to resign from the force because of threats against fellow officers after a grand jury decided not to indict him.
Wilson's resignation, announced on Saturday, came nearly four months after the officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9.
STORY: The white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, this summer resigned from the force without any severance deal, the mayor of the St. Louis suburb said on Sunday (November 30).
"There will be no severance or extension of benefits for Darren Wilson following his resignation," Mayor James Knowles said at a press conference in which he outlined new incentives to bring more African-Americans into the Ferguson police force.
Earlier in the day, Wilson's lawyer said the officer decided to resign from the force because of threats against fellow officers after a grand jury decided not to indict him.
Wilson's resignation, announced on Saturday, came nearly four months after the officer shot and killed 18-year-old Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, on Aug. 9.