A former supervisor says the Black police officer who was critically injured during a protest marking the death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, 10 years ago wanted to make “a difference from inside” the department and follow in the footsteps of his father, who was also a police officer.
In this undated photo provided by Charlene Jefferson in August 2024, Travis Brown, when he was St. Louis County police officer, stands with Danielle Oliver. Brown, a Ferguson Police officer, suffered a severe brain injury after he was knocked to the ground Friday, Aug. 9, 2024, during a protest in Ferguson, Mo., on the 10th anniversary of the shooting death of Michael Brown.
“Everybody says, ‘Where are all of the good police officers?’" Rice said."Travis is one of those people.” In addition to his regular job duties, Rice is a vice president for the Ethical Society of Police, an association that advocates for racial and gender equity in the St. Louis and St. Louis County police departments. This year, he led led implicit bias training for officers in Ferguson, and he said every department needs people like Travis Brown.
Protesters gathered in Ferguson throughout Friday to remember Michael Brown. Police accommodated them — even blocking the street outside the police station to protect demonstrators from vehicle traffic. Travis Brown's severe injury drew an angry response from Doyle, and from several people in Ferguson, a community of about 18,000 people where roughly two-thirds of residents are Black. Many wondered what protesters were so angry about given the changes in Ferguson over the past decade.
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