Darren Wilson, who fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown on August 9th, resigned from the Ferguson Police Department today. Wilson served as an officer in the department for six years.
“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.”
Wilson was cleared by a grand jury earlier this week. A severance package was not part of his resignation.