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Michael Brown’s Funeral To Be Held Monday
Michael Brown will be memorialized and laid to rest on August 25th, the family has confirmed.
Michael Brown will be memorialized and laid to rest on August 25th, the family has confirmed.
Brown’s funeral, which is open to the public, will take place Monday at 10 am at Friendly Temple Missionary Baptist Church, 5515 Martin Luther King Drive in St. Louis.
The Rev. Al Sharpton will do the eulogy.
Michael Brown, 18, was fatally shot by a Ferguson police officer on Aug. 9. The shooting sparked protests and more than a week of unrest in Ferguson.
Prosecutors began presenting evidence to a grand jury on Wednesday.
Michael Brown’s funeral will be live streamed.
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