Ferguson Policeman who Killed Michael Brown Resigns Over Safety Concerns

Darren Wilson, the Ferguson police officer who shot and killed 18-year-old African American man Michael Brown, has resigned from the police force.

He resigned because of threats made against him and fellow officers following a grand jury’s decision not to indict him, Reuters reports.

Here is the text from the resignation letter, as reported by abc News:

I, Darren Wilson, hereby resign my commission as a police officer with the City of Ferguson effective immediately. I have been told that my continued employment may put the residents and police officers of the City of Ferguson at risk, which is a circumstance that I cannot allow. For obvious reasons, I wanted to wait until the grand jury made their decision before I officially made my decision to resign. It was my hope to continue in police work, but the safety of other police officers and the community are of paramount importance to me. It is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. I would like to thank all of my supporters and fellow officers throughout this process.

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