Overview

• Dorian Johnson, 33, was shot Sunday morning at an apartment complex in Ferguson, less than a mile from where Michael Brown was killed in 2014, police said.
• St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Melissa Price Smith said the shooting appears to be a domestic incident with a claim of self-defense, and the investigation remains active.
• One person was taken into custody and released without charges after the 24-hour hold expired, with prosecutors continuing to review potential charges.
• Ferguson police publicly refuted early rumors of an officer-involved shooting and said no officers were involved beyond responding and investigating.
• Johnson’s 2014 eyewitness account helped popularize the “hands up, don’t shoot” chant, though a Justice Department review found varying witness accounts, while a separate DOJ civil-rights probe documented discriminatory policing practices that later prompted reforms.