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 being struck in a shooting around 8:30 a.m., according to Ferguson police.
The incident occurred less than a mile from where Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Brown on Aug. 9, 2014, KMOV reported.
Johnson was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, police said.
One suspect was taken into custody, and charges have been submitted to the St. Louis County Prosecutor’s Office, KMOV reported.
Ferguson Police public information officer Patricia Washington said rumors of police involvement in the shooting were false.
“There had been earlier rumors that this was an officer-involved
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