Nearly three weeks after the tragic death of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri, former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed the killing and the unrest that has followed.
Clinton broke her silence during a San Francisco summit hosted by data storage company Nexenta on Thursday.
Brown, an 18-year-old black male, was shot at least six times by a white police officer, Darren Wilson, on Aug. 9 in Ferguson. In the subsequent weeks, there has been looting, shootings, protests, and international attention focused on the racially-charged case.
Clinton said that watching Brown's funeral service on television was heartbreaking.
"As a mother, as a human being, my heart just broke for his family, because losing a child is every parent's greatest fear, and an unimaginable loss," she said.
"But I also grieve for that community, and for many like it across our country. Behind the dramatic, terrible pictures on television, are deep challenges that will be with them, and with us, long after the cameras move on.
"This is what happens when the bonds of trust and respect that hold any community together fray. Nobody wants to see our streets look like a war zone. Not in America. We are better than that."
The potential 2016 presidential candidate also commended President Obama for sending Attorney General Eric Holder to Ferguson to help the community and ensure that justice is done in the case.
"We should all add our voices to those who have come together in recent days to work for peace, justice, and reconciliation in Ferguson and beyond," she stated.
"We can do better. We can work to rebuild the bonds of trust from the ground up. It starts within families and communities."
Brown was laid to rest on Aug. 25 with thousands in attendance to pay their respects. Investigations into the shooting are being conducted by St. Louis County prosecutor Bob McCulloch and the Justice Department.
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