Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson Speaks Out: 'I Have A Clean Conscience'
Ferguson Police Officer Darren Wilson sat down for an exclusive interview Tuesday evening following a grand jury decision to not indict him for the shooting and death of teen Michael Brown.
Speaking with ABC's George Stephanopoulos, Wilson said he feels remorse for the killing of Brown, who was shot seven times by Wilson in August.
"I never wanted to take anyone's life," Wilson, 28, says in the interview, a segment of which was released Wednesday. "That's not the good part of the job. That's the bad part of the job. So, yes, I feel remorse."
A grand jury recently announced that Wilson will not be criminally prosecuted for the shooting of Brown. The grand jury decision was based largely on how Brown died. Some argued the teen was surrendering with his hands up when he was shot, while others argued that there had been a scuffle and Wilson had been pushed into his cop car by Brown, thus shooting the unarmed teen in self-defense.
The Monday announcement of the grand jury decision led to protests, riots, business burning and looting in Ferguson and nearby St. Louis. Nearly 100 people have been arrested since Monday on charges that include unlawful assembly and unlawful possession of a firearm.
Wilson also discussed his personal life in his interview with ABC, saying his wife is pregnant. The officer adds that he has a clear conscience regarding the shooting because he doesn't believe he did anything wrong.
"I don't think it's haunting," Wilson told ABC News. "It's always going to be something that happened. The reason I have a clean conscience is that I know I did my job right."
