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Father of Ferguson shooting victim speaks at Chattanooga State [photos]

Michael Brown, Sr., walks in with his daughter, Mikelle Brown, before speaking to students and faculty on the campus of Chattanooga State Technical Community College on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Brown is the father of Michael Brown, Jr., who was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014.
Michael Brown, Sr., walks in with his daughter, Mikelle Brown, before speaking to students and faculty on the campus of Chattanooga State Technical Community College on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Brown is the father of Michael Brown, Jr., who was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014. Michael Brown, Sr., walks in with his daughter, Mikelle Brown, before speaking to students and faculty on the campus of Chattanooga State Technical Community College on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2016, in Chattanooga, Tenn. Brown is the father of Michael Brown, Jr., who was fatally shot by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., in 2014.

By Yolanda Putman 3 min read

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The father of Ferguson, Mo., shooting victim Michael Brown Jr. said Wednesday in Chattanooga his son was demonized by media portrayals of him as a robber and a thug.

Michael Brown Sr. said his 18-year-old son’s character was attacked through online videos of a robbery his son committed before he was shot to death by a police officer. There also is an online video of the younger Brown beating an apparently elderly man with gray hair.

“Everyone was a teenager at some point, and everybody did crazy stuff and they try to find their way,” Brown said. “Sadly, his way was taken before that Monday, when he would have started college.”

The Aug. 9, 2014, fatal shooting of Michael Brown Jr., who was black, by a 28-year-old white officer touched off protests and social unrest across the nation.