{"id":2483758,"date":"2025-09-08T15:51:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:51:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friend-of-michael-brown-who-fueled-false-hands-up-dont-shoot-narrative-killed-in-ferguson\/"},"modified":"2025-09-08T15:51:54","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T19:51:54","slug":"friend-of-michael-brown-who-fueled-false-hands-up-dont-shoot-narrative-killed-in-ferguson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/friend-of-michael-brown-who-fueled-false-hands-up-dont-shoot-narrative-killed-in-ferguson\/","title":{"rendered":"Friend of Michael Brown Who Fueled False &#8216;Hands Up, Don&#8217;t Shoot&#8217; Narrative Killed in Ferguson"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">30<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffriend-of-michael-brown-who-fueled-false-hands-up-dont-shoot-narrative-killed-in-ferguson%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2483758&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Dorian Johnson, the man whose account of Michael Brown&#8217;s death helped popularize the now-discredited &#8220;hands up, don&#8217;t shoot&#8221; narrative, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/gunman-opens-fire-at-church-christmas-concert-police-rush-to-intervene\/\" title=\"Gun... Opens Fire at Church Christmas Concert, ... Rush To Intervene\">fatally shot<\/a> early Sunday morning in Ferguson, Missouri. The shooting occurred less than a mile from where Officer Darren Wilson killed brown in 2014. Johnson was taken to a hospital but died from his injuries. One suspect has been arrested, and charges have been filed, with police confirming no officers were involved in the incident.Johnson was nationally known for being with Brown during the events leading to Brown&#8217;s death, during which he claimed Brown had surrendered with his hands up-a claim later disproven. Johnson&#8217;s story significantly influenced Black Lives Matter protests. The inquiry into Johnson&#8217;s shooting is ongoing.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The man whose account of Michael Brown&rsquo;s death ignited the false &ldquo;hands up, don&rsquo;t shoot&rdquo; narrative was shot and killed Sunday morning in Ferguson, Missouri.<\/p>\n<p>Dorian Johnson, 33, died after being struck in a shooting around 8:30 a.m., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ap-police-ferguson-make-arrests-amid-protests-10th-anniversary-michael-browns-death\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ferguson<\/a> police.<\/p>\n<p>The incident occurred less than a mile from where Officer Darren Wilson shot and killed Brown on Aug. 9, 2014, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.firstalert4.com\/2025\/09\/07\/dorian-johnson-shot-killed-ferguson-1-custody\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">KMOV<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was taken to a hospital, where he died from his injuries, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/michigan-police-department-reveals-new-arabic-uniform-patch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">police<\/a> said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FCityofFergusonPoliceDept%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0JhmPzn6x96ksPzxwMrqQwSSoye7pnrnSGys7cCp5ubyxYu8f7K5oPWLi4wqDJPbel&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"618\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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No officers, Ferguson or otherwise, were involved in this incident other than to begin our investigation,&rdquo; the department said, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cnn.com\/2025\/09\/08\/us\/dorian-johnson-fatally-shot-ferguson-michael-brown\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Washington <a href=\"https:\/\/www.stlpr.org\/law-order\/2025-09-07\/witness-michael-browns-death-shot-killed-ferguson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">told<\/a> NPR St. Louis that the investigation into Johnson&rsquo;s death is ongoing.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson was known nationally for being with Brown when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/left-wing-media-calling-warren-harris-lies-michael-browns-death-ferguson\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wilson<\/a> confronted the pair for walking in the street following a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strong-arm robbery<\/a> by Brown.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">NEW: Dorian Johnson, Michael Brown&rsquo;s friend who spread the false &lsquo;Hands Up, Don&rsquo;t Shoot&rsquo; claim, has been sh*t dead in Ferguson, Missouri<\/p>\n<p>Dorian Johnson was with Michael Brown the day he was sh*t in Ferguson<\/p>\n<p>Earlier that day, Johnson was also with Brown when Brown robbed a&hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4ntUNjgsgL\">pic.twitter.com\/4ntUNjgsgL<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Unlimited L&#8217;s (@unlimited_ls) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/unlimited_ls\/status\/1965086494202187798?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>He claimed Brown had raised his hands in surrender before being fatally shot, a claim that was later disproven.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Friend of Michael Brown: I'm sticking with my story\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AAlHnYDUG0k?start=25&amp;feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Wilson maintained that he acted in self-defense as Brown charged at him.<\/p>\n<p>Johnson&rsquo;s account helped fuel the &ldquo;hands up, don&rsquo;t shoot&rdquo; chant that spread through Black Lives Matter protests against police across the country, CNN reported.<\/p>\n<p>In the years after Brown&rsquo;s death, Johnson filed a lawsuit alleging Wilson illegally stopped and used excessive force.<\/p>\n<p>An appeals court later <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cjlf.org\/releases\/19-05.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dismissed<\/a> the suit.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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