According to the Associated Press, The FBI is investigating possible civil rights violations after a suburban St. Louis police officer fatally shot an unarmed teenager.
Cheryl Mimura, a spokeswoman for the FBI’s St. Louis field office, told the Associated Press that the agency opened an investigation Monday into possible civil rights violations arising from the death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Police say Brown was shot multiple times Saturday in a scuffle with an officer in Ferguson.
Mimura says the FBI is monitoring the case and working with St. Louis County police.
Information from The Associated Press contributed to this report.