FERGUSON, Mo. – The word spread within minutes of Michael Brown's death — a young black man with his hands raised in surrender had just been shot by a white police officer.

FERGUSON, Mo. >> The unarmed 18-year-old whose fatal shooting by police has sparked a week of protests in suburban St. Louis suffered a bullet wound to his right arm that may indicate his hands ...

A photo of black students with their hands raised is becoming a symbol of solidarity after Michael Brown, an unarmed black teen, was shot by a police officer Saturday in Ferguson, Mo.

Witness accounts contained in thousands of pages of grand jury documents reviewed by The Associated Press showed many variations about whether Brown's hands were actually raised - and if so, how high.

• Brown put his arms out to his sides but never raised his hands high. • Brown staggered toward Wilson despite commands to stop. • The two were about 20 to 25 feet apart when the last shots ...

A video shows witnesses reacting to the Michael Brown shooting. They describe the teen holding his hands in the air . Their accounts coincide with several other witness descriptions of the shooting ...

Witnesses have said Brown’s hands were above his head when he was repeatedly shot by an officer Aug. 9 in Ferguson. In Washington, President Barack Obama said the vast majority of protesters in ...