Protester in Ferguson said , ` ` He should have been fired on Day One '' Wilson 's resignation statement : ` ` Protesters in Seattle clashed with authorities as well , prompting police to use pepper spray . It is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal '' His lawyer told reporters Wilson heard threats had been made against the police chief . Wilson had been in hiding since the August slaying of Michael Brown in Ferguson , Missouri .
Protester in Ferguson said , ` ` He should have been fired on Day One '' Wilson 's resignation statement : ` ` It is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal '' His lawyer told reporters Wilson heard threats had been made against the police chief . Wilson had been in hiding since the August slaying of Michael Brown in Ferguson , Missouri .