Injured Ferguson officer shows ‘small but significant’ signs of progress in Missouri

Associated Press

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — A Ferguson, Missouri, police officer who was critically injured during a protest on the 10th anniversary of Michael Brown’s death is showing “small but significant signs of progress” from a severe brain injury. That’s according to a statement on a GoFundMe page set up to support the officer and his family. It says Travis Brown has undergone several surgeries and other procedures to address swelling and fluid on his brain since he was attacked on Friday. It says results of brain activity tests were “encouraging.” Travis Brown was trying to arrest protesters who damaged a fence when he was knocked over backward and his head hit the pavement.