Holder says he expects to finish Ferguson probes soon

February 18, 2015 at 4:05 a.m. | Updated February 18, 2015 at 4:05 a.m.

Police in riot gear move down the street past a burning police car, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo, after a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Newly-released documents reveal that police planning for the announcement wanted National Guard troops and armored Humvees stationed in the Ferguson neighborhood where Brown had been shot. But the records show the requests were not granted, because Gov. Jay Nixon preferred to use the Guard in a support role to police.
Police in riot gear move down the street past a burning police car, Monday, Nov. 24, 2014, in Ferguson, Mo, after a grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of 18-year-old Michael Brown. Newly-released documents reveal that police planning for the announcement wanted National Guard troops and armored Humvees stationed in the Ferguson neighborhood where Brown had been shot. But the records show the requests were not granted, because Gov. Jay Nixon preferred to use the Guard in a support role to police.

WASHINGTON (AP) - Attorney General Eric Holder says he expects the Justice Department to announce before he leaves office the result of separate federal investigations into the Ferguson, Missouri shooting.

The Justice Department has for months been investigating a police officer's Aug. 9 shooting of 18-year-old Michael Brown for potential criminal civil rights violations.

It's also been conducting a separate civil rights investigation into the policing practices of the entire Ferguson police department.

Speaking Tuesday at the National Press Club, Holder said in response to a question that the reviews were underway and that he expected to "make those calls before I leave office."

It's not clear when that will be but his chosen successor, Loretta Lynch, will likely be confirmed within weeks.

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