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　　To become violent in Michael Browns name is to betray the gentle giant that he was. Dont be so angry you that you distort the image of who his mother and father told us he was, he said.

　　Fergusons Police Chief Thomas Jackson has not released the name of the officer who shot Brown because of safety concerns.

　　The police force is predominately white and witnesses said the officer was too.

　　Chief Jackson said the circumstances of the shooting were still under investigation but officers were trying to reduce crime in the community.

　　Theres been a lot of crime. What weve done recently with the apartment complex is were working with them to reduce crime and to help solve crime, he said.

　　The FBI has launched a civil rights investigation into Browns death, the latest incident involving police accused of using excessive force against African Americans.

　　In New York, prosecutors are investigating the case of Eric Garner, who died after being arrested. This video shows an officer putting a chokehold on Garner, a tactic forbidden by police regulations.

　　Yes, as defined in the departments patrol guide that would appear to have been a chokehold, said Police Commissioner William Bratton.

　　Legal analysts say federal prosecutors could bring civil rights charges against the police officers. Meanwhile, more protests in New York and Missouri are planned to demand justice in both cases.