article_snippet: The killing, which sparked a mass protest outside the home, came only two days after a Justice Department report revealed that seven racist emails had been sent by officials in Ferguson.
article_snippet: The killing, which sparked a mass protest outside the home (pictured), comes only two days after a Justice Department report revealed that seven racist emails had been sent by officials in Ferguson, Missouri .
article_snippet: In recent days, protests have been held in Los Angeles and Washington state over police killings of unarmed men from minority groups.
article_snippet: protests followed nationwide protests over the deaths of 18-year-old Brown, from Ferguson, and 43-year-old Eric Garner, from Staten Island, at the hands of police.
article_snippet: In the spotlight: the shooting comes at a time of increased scrutiny of police violence against minorities across the US.
article_snippet: Above, President Barack Obama has labeled the police system in Ferguson, MissouriMissouri, 'racially biased' Violent: President Barack Obama spoke in commemoration of 'Bloody Sunday' (pictured) on Saturday.
article_snippet: Late Friday, President Barack Obama said an out-of-area investigation had exposed a 'broken and racially biased system'. '
highlights_snippet: Killing prompted over 100 angry demonstrators to protest outside home .
  
highlights_snippet: Comes just days after release of damning report into police in Ferguson .
  