FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon says he will create an independent commission to study issues that have surfaced since the fatal police shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson.

The group will examine the social and economic conditions underscored by the unrest in the St. Louis suburb since a white police officer, Darren Wilson, shot and killed the unarmed, black 18-year-old on Aug. 9.

Nixon outlined his plan for the commission Tuesday at St. Louis Community College’s Florissant Valley campus. Members of the commission, which is through an executive order, will be announced next month.

Besides the study of conditions that led to the unrest, the group is also to come up with recommendations for making the St. Louis region a fairer place to live.

 

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FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) – Missouri Gov. Jay Nixon will be in Ferguson Tuesday to announce an effort that seeks to address issues raised in the wake of the death of Michael Brown.

The Democratic governor and local elected officials, police, civil rights leaders and others will reveal the plan during a 1 p.m. news conference at St. Louis Community College’s Florissant Valley campus. So far, there is no word about specific topics to be addressed.

Brown, 18 and black, was shot and killed on Aug. 9 by a white Ferguson police officer, Darren Wilson. Weeks of unrest have followed in the St. Louis County town. A state grand jury is deciding whether Wilson should face criminal charges. That decision is expected by mid-November.