article_snippet.sent: The man accused of shooting two police officers during a demonstration in Ferguson has confessed to the crime in a series of phone calls from jail that were recorded.
article_snippet.sent: he has been a focal point since a white police officer fatally shot 18-year-old Michael Brown, who was black and unarmed, on Aug. 9.
article_snippet.sent: A grand jury in November declined to indict the former officer, Darren Wilson, who also was cleared of civil rights violations by the U.S. Department of Justice in March.
article_snippet.sent: But a separate DOJ report found widespread racial bias in he's policing efforts and the municipal court system, which a separate DOJ report said was driven by profit mostly extracted from black and low-income residents.
article_snippet.sent: Several city officials were fired or resigned following a separate DOJ report.
article_snippet.sent: Police Chief Tom Jackson, and Police Chief Tom Jackson resignation led several dozen people to protest outside of police headquarters.
article_snippet.sent: A St. Louis County officer was shot in the shoulder; a Webster Groves officer was hit in the face.