FactCheck: how many black Americans are killed by the police?

FactCheck: how many black Americans are killed by the police?

There were gunshots, tear gas and burning buildings overnight in Ferguson, Missouri, after the news broke that a white policeman will not face criminal charges for shooting dead an unarmed black teenager.

Officer Darren Wilson claims he gunned down Michael Brown after the 18-year-old lunged at him and grabbed his pistol. Lawyers for Brown’s family say the young man was trying to surrender and had his hands up. Eyewitness accounts differ.

FactCheck How Many Black Americans Are Killed by the Police by Thavam Ratna