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August 13, 2014 Curtiani» (Obstruer Police Shooting Sparks Unrest c o n t i n u e d f r o m page 2 Brown "was giving up in the sense of raising his arms and being sub dued," Walker told The Associated Press on Monday. The officer "had his gun raised and started shooting the individual in the chest multiple times." The officer then "stood over him and shot him" after the victim fell wounded. St. Louis County Police Chief Jon Belmar previously said that an of ficer encountered Brown and an other man outside an apartment complex, and that one of the men pushed the officer into his squad car and they struggled over the officer's weapon. Brown's parents and their attor neys asked the public to share any information and video recordings related to the shooting. The family had planned to drop their son off at a technical college Monday to begin his studies. "Instead of celebrating his fu ture, they are having to plan his funeral" and consulting with attor neys about arranging a second au topsy, said Benjamin Crump, a fam ily attorney who also represented Trayvon Martin's relatives in the racially charged 2012 slaying in Florida. "I don't want to sugarcoat it," Crump added. Brown "was executed in broad daylight." B ro w n ’s m o th e r, L esley McSpadden, said she did not un derstand why police did not subdue her son with a club or stun gun. She said the officer involved should be fired and prosecuted, adding that "I would like to see him go to jail with the death penalty." Michael Brown The FBI is looking into possible civil rights violations arising from the shooting, said Cheryl Mimura, a spokeswoman for the agency's St. Louis field office. She said the FBI would be investigating regardless of the public attention surrounding the matter. Attorney General Eric Holder said in a statement that the case de serves a full review. Nearly three dozen people were arrested following a candlelight vigil Sunday night after crowds looted and burned stores, vandalized ve hicles, assaulted and threatened reporters, and taunted officers who tried to block access to parts of the city. More unrest erupted on Mon day evening. The scene of the shooting was marked with a makeshift memorial of candles and signs in the middle of the narrow street where Brown fell dead. B row n's father, also nam ed Michael Brown, visited the memo rial Monday, at one point straight ening a wooden cross. He abruptly left after gunshots rang out a block away. There were no reports o f inju ries from that gunfire. Page 19 C LASSIFIEPS/BIDS INVITATION TO BID Contract for Head Start food service and delivery, as follows: Breakfast, lunch, p.m. snack, approx 800 students, infant to 5 years, approx 176 service days/year at 22 delivery points. Mail or hand deliver sealed bids to: Lisa Kennedy, Albina Head Start, 3417 NE 7th Avenue Portland, OR 97212 Bid opening on July 14th closing on August 13th, 2014. Public opening, reading of bids at 4:00 p.m., August 15, 2014. Interested parties please call Anna H Petrov, RD at 503-521-6687 for details of contract or questions. PROVIDE CONTACT INFO OUTSIDE BID ENVELOPE Avalon Flowers 520 SW 3rd Ave., Portland, OR 97204 • 503-796-9250 A full service flower experience • Birthdays • Funerals • Anniversaries • Weddings Open: Mon.-Fri. 7:30am til 5:30pm Saturday 9am til 2pm. Cori Stew art- Owner, Operator T erry F amily Wehsite: avalonflowerspdx.com email: avalonflowers@msn.com We Offer Wire Services 2337 N. Williams Ave. Portland, Or 97227 503-249-1788 F u n er a l H ome We make the service personal. You make the tribute personal. Every time we arrange a personalized funeral service, we take special pride going the extra mile. With our online Memorial Obituary, now we can do even more. Friends and family can find out service information, view photos, read obituary. order flowers and leave personal messages of condolences from anywhere, anytime. Sim ply go to o u r w ebsite. www.terryfamilyfuneralhome.com His Legacy Will Live O n Charles H. Washington Dedicated to providing excellent service and superior care o f your loved one " P ublisher and E ditor - in -C hief of the P ortland O bserver Dwight A. Terry Oregon License CO-3644 Amy S. Terry Oregon License FS-0395 • « *■*<<<_« • Dec. 18 1951 - Dec. 8 2012 a A » « i ■ *6 a ' .T *
