FERGUSON, MO – On what would’ve been Michael Brown Jr.’s 19th birthday, his memorial on Canfield Drive was removed. Michael Brown’s family and the city of Ferguson have come to an agreement about a permanent marker. The makeshift shrine to Brown in the middle of Canfield Drive cropped up shortly after Michael Brown was killed last August and has remained.
Officials say that there needs to be a more permanent memorial to the teen and objects in the street are a safety hazard. The items placed in the middle of the street were removed on Wednesday by Michael Brown Sr. and volunteers. They will be placed in storage by the Urban League. A paving project to improve Canfield Drive is slated to start soon. ed.
Michael Brown’s father says a plaque will be placed in the sidewalk on Canfield Drive near where Michael Brown was shot and killed. Ferguson Mayor James Knowles III says a permanent place to remember Michael Brown may be set up near the Canfield Green Apartment complex.
Canfield Drive is where Brown, who was black, was shot and killed by white police officer Darren Wilson, touching off often violent protests and a national “Black Lives Matter” movement. Wilson later resigned.
Michael Brown Sr. reveals plaque that will be placed in street for a permanent memorial. #Ferguson pic.twitter.com/CEjXx4ZlXz
— Stephen Deere (@stephencdeere) May 20, 2015
#MikeBrown memorial removed as street protect begins. The move comes on what would've been his 19th Bday @FOX2now pic.twitter.com/8w4q6MpSj6
— ANTHONY KIEKOW (@AKiekow) May 20, 2015
Michael Brown would have turned 19 yrs old today. His father will speak at news conference set to start soon.#stl@fox2now
— Chris Regnier (@chrisregniertv) May 20, 2015
Pic of Michael Brown memorial this morning…Ferguson officials announcing memorial will be removed from Canfield Dr. pic.twitter.com/r1sqILWaWA
— Chris Regnier (@chrisregniertv) May 20, 2015
I'm told Urban League will store memorial items. I'm also told some kind of memorial will go up in area.#stl@fox2now pic.twitter.com/12HUS4E94g
— Chris Regnier (@chrisregniertv) May 20, 2015
Those involved also tell me Canfield Dr in the area will also be resurfaced.#stl@fox2now pic.twitter.com/chPhN6TRai
— Chris Regnier (@chrisregniertv) May 20, 2015
Ferguson city spokesperson says process to appropriately remove memorial has been in the works for months.#stl pic.twitter.com/zupqJldthE
— Chris Regnier (@chrisregniertv) May 20, 2015
