Michael Brown’s mother was defeated Tuesday in a three-way race for a seat on the City Council in Ferguson, Mo., where her son was fatally shot by a police officer in 2014. Lesley McSpadden, 39, finished third in the race for Ferguson's 3rd Ward with 20 percent of the vote, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Fran Griffin, who has been active on several local boards, won with 44 percent. 2 CALIFORNIA POLICE OFFICERS WHO SHOT UNARMED BLACK MAN WON'T FACE CHARGES, PROSECUTORS SAYAs a candidate, McSpadden had pledged to make police accountability one of her top priorities. Brown, an unarmed black 18-year-old, was fatally shot during a confrontation with Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson, who is white, on Aug. 9, 2014.

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