On Friday, August 15th, 2014 it was revealed by Ferguson Chief of Police Thomas Jackson that Darren Wilson was the officer who killed Michael Brown. Link to New York Times video of the press conference: http://nyti.ms/1qctVPA

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See also Darren R. Wilson, an 18 year veteran of the St. Louis Police Department who is not the person in question.

According to a police officer keeping watch over the Wilson home, Darren Wilson left town with his family days ago.