The mother of a black 18-year-old killed by white police officer speaks out . Syreeta Myers says her son did not have a gun ; police say he did . Police in Ferguson, Missouri, are investigating the shooting death of Michael Brown on August 9 after witnesses said they saw him with what appeared to be an assault rifle.
The mother of a black 18-year-old killed by white police officer speaks out . Syreeta Myers says her son did not have a gun ; police say he did . Her son 's troubles with the law , she says , did not justify his death .