More than a month after a Ferguson police officer shot and killed unarmed teenager Michael Brown, Police Chief Thomas Jackson issued a video apology to Brown's family.
Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown on Aug. 9. Ferguson police said it was an act of self-defense, but witnesses accounts have contradicted that claim. The U.S. Department of Justice is currently investigating the incident.
The video was released via The Devin James Group, the public relations firm working with Ferguson following the shooting and subsequent demonstrations.
Jackson also said he regretted that Brown's body was left in the street for hours following the shooting.
"The time that it took involved very important work on the part of investigators, who were trying to collect important evidence and gain a true picture of what happened that day. But it was just too long, and I am truly sorry for that," he said.