Ferguson councilman unseats county prosecutor who didn't bring charges in killing of Michael Brown Lesley McSpadden-Head is the mother of Michael Brown, the teenager who was shot and killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, four years ago. The incident sparked protests in Ferguson and around the country. Her run for city council mirrors that of Wesley Bell, a concerned Ferguson citizen who won a council seat and is now poised to take on an even bigger public office. Michelle Miller reports.