Ferguson voters have elected Ella Jones as the city’s first black mayor as protests over police treatment of black communities roil the nation.
pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes, even after he stopped moving and pleading for air.
The shooting of Brown, a black teen, by a white Ferguson police officer prompted a Justice Department investigation that resulted in a consent agreement reached in 2016 that requires significant changes in the city, including municipal court reforms, community policing efforts, hiring more minority officers and improved policies in areas such as use of body cameras and search and seizure practices.
Jones, 65, had said if elected she would help Ferguson continue implementing the changes outlined in the agreement.
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