Originally posted by the Voice of America. Voice of America content is produced by the Voice of America, a United States federal government-sponsored entity, and is in the public domain. Federal Investigation Launched Into Ferguson Police Department by Chris Simkins The U.S. Justice Department has launched a civil rights investigation into the police department of Ferguson, Missouri, where an unarmed black teenager was fatally shot by a white police officer last month. Federal investigators are looking into allegations that Ferguson police engaged in a repeated pattern of abusive treatment against the town's black residents. VOA's Chris Simkins has more on the story. __________________________________________________________________ [1]http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2439175.html References 1. http://www.voanews.com/media/video/2439175.html