Reps. Conyers, Clay and Fudge Call on Department of Justice to Investigate the Death of Michael Brown

The following press release was published by the House Committee On The Judiciary on Aug. 11, 2014. It is reproduced in full below.

Following the tragic killing of Michael Brown, an unarmed African American teenager who was shot by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri on August 9, 2014, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee John Conyers Jr. (MI-13), Congressman Wm. Lacy Clay (MO-01) and Congresswoman Marcia L. Fudge (OH-11) issued a letter to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to formally investigate the shooting.

A copy of the letter sent to the DOJ is attached.

Source: House Committee On The Judiciary