Six years ago, the shooting of Michael Brown led to violent unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.

St. Louis Grand Jury weighed all the evidence.

They found the police officer in the case, Darren Wilson, should not face charges because

his actions were justified.

Back then, the prosecutor Bob McCullough came under heavy criticism for presenting the

case to a Grand Jury instead of giving in to the loud demands to just charge Wilson with

murder.

In 2018, McCullough was defeated by Wesley Bell, who became the first African American

to head the St. Louis prosecutor's office.

Bell and his new team of prosecutors reopened the Michael Brown case.

They spent five months re-examining everything, the forensic evidence, the witness statements

and entire case.

Last Thursday, prosecutor Bell delivered a somber message.

He said that his heart broke for the Brown family, but he would not be charging Darren

Wilson.

The investigation could not prove that the officer committed murder or manslaughter, which

is exactly what the Grand Jury had found six years earlier.

After being identified as a participant in a robbery, Michael Brown tried to take the

officer's weapon.

It cost him his life.

Race was never the issue in this case.

Never should have become the issue.

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