US EditionFriend of Michael Brown Who Helped Spark ‘Hands up, Don’t Shoot’ Chant Dies After Being Shot in Ferguson
Dorian Johnson, who witnessed the 2014 shooting of Michael Brown, was fatally shot near the original incident site; investigation ongoing with suspect in custody.
- Dorian Johnson, a companion of Michael Brown at the time of Brown’s fatal shooting in August 2014, was himself shot and killed around 8:30 a.m. Sunday near the location where Brown was killed.
- Johnson's 2014 statement that Brown confronted Officer Darren Wilson with his hands raised played a key role in inspiring the 'hands up, don't shoot' slogan during nationwide protests against police conduct following Brown's shooting and the grand jury's choice to not bring charges against Wilson.
- Ferguson Police Chief Troy Doyle said Brown's killing continued to affect the department, which has increased African American representation to roughly 50% from fewer than five out of approximately 60 officers in 2014.
- The police clarified Johnson was not shot by officers, arrested one person in custody, and said 'the investigation is still very active,' while dismissing rumors of officer involvement as false.
- Michael Brown's family previously settled a wrongful-death lawsuit against Ferguson in 2017, and the Justice Department found patterns of discrimination by the police department and city courts affecting Black residents.
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Man who witnessed Michael Brown's death killed in Ferguson shooting
FERGUSON, Mo. (KTVI) – Dorian Johnson, who was with Michael Brown moments before Brown was fatally shot by police in 2014, was killed Sunday morning in a separate shooting, police in Ferguson, Missouri, confirmed. According to a spokesperson with the Ferguson Police Department, the shooting happened around 8:30 a.m. Officers arrived at the scene and found Johnson had been shot multiple times. Johnson later died of his injuries. He was 33. One pe…
Friend of Michael Brown Who Fueled False 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Narrative Killed in Ferguson
The man whose account of Michael Brown’s death ignited the false “hands up, don’t shoot” narrative was shot and killed Sunday morning in Ferguson, Missouri. Dorian Johnson, 33, died after […] The post Friend of Michael Brown Who Fueled False 'Hands Up, Don't Shoot' Narrative Killed in Ferguson appeared first on The Western Journal.
Man behind ‘hands up don’t shoot’ lie shot dead in Ferguson, Missouri
by WorldTribune Staff / 247 Real News September 8, 2025 The man who fabricated the story that Michael Brown had his hands up and was surrendering when he was shot by police in August 2014 has been shot dead in Ferguson, Missouri, according to local police. Ferguson Police reported on Sunday that Dorian Johnson was […]
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