Parents of black teen shot dead by police sue Ferguson

Lawyers for the parents of Michael Brown, the unarmed, black 18-year-old who was fatally shot by a white police officer in a St Louis suburb, have filed a civil lawsuit against the city of Ferguson.

The lawsuit had been expected. Attorneys for Brown’s mother, Lesley McSpadden, and his father, Michael Brown Sr, announced at a press conference in early March that a wrongful death lawsuit would be filed “soon.”

Attorneys said at the time that the lawsuit would also name former Officer Darren Wilson, who shot Brown.