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>> ferguson missouri, the spark for what would become daily street protests was the killing of an unarmed african american teenager. 18-year-old michael brown was gunned down by a white police officer on august the 9th. in the days that followed,
the police responded to the demonstrations with massive force. >> it's an uprising. we are tired of the police. >> we're sick of being tear-gassed. we're sick of being shot at. all of these young people
deserve respect and justice >> force is their message. we will shoot, we will kill, if necessary. >> an autopsy would show that brown was shot at least six times - twice in the head. he was the fourth unarmed black
man to be killed in the united states by police in the span of a month... the street protests and police tactics brought ferguson into the national and international spotlight. things quickly spiraled - reports of gunshots fired from
the crowd, a state of emergency was declared, the national guard was deployed, and the us attorney general launched a federal investigation into the killing. fault lines was in ferguson to witness how michael brown's
killing ignited something bigger, exposing tensions that had been bubbling beneath the surface for years. >> on his knees. hands up. >> this is more than michael brown.
this is about civilians against law enforcement. corrupt law enforcement.
