Mike Brown’s Death Prompts Open Letter By Keke Palmer: Stop separating yourself through race!

It would be hard to live under a rock and avoid the tragic story of Mike Brown. The high school graduate was gunned down last week while apparently trying to avoid being arrested. According to people on the scene, Brown was being put in a squad car and he tried to get away, upon his fleeing on foot, the arresting officer shot him, after being shot, he turned around with his arms up, trying to surrender. However instead of ceasing fire, reportedly the arresting officer shot him a few more times until the unarmed teen was dead.

A friend of the slain teen, Dorian Johnson, who was present at the time of the shooting said this to reporters.