— A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer was critically injured outside the city’s police station during protests on the 10th anniversary of the fatal shooting of Michael Brown, a pivotal moment in the national Black Lives Matter movement, police said Saturday.
Ferguson police chief Troy Doyle said Officer Travis Brown suffered a severe brain injury Friday after being knocked to the ground.
Two other officers also were hurt, one sustaining an ankle injury and another an abrasion.
Doyle said Travis Brown started with the department in January and previously worked for the St. Louis County Police Department.
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