Darren, 28, Was Monday cleared by a sitting grand jury investigating the shooting, had been in the police force for about six years now.
In a telephone interview, Darren Stated he resigned after the police department told him it had received threats of violence if he remained an employee.
"I'm resigning of my own free will," he said. "I'm not willing to let someone else get hurt because of me.This is the only thing I've ever wanted to do, He said"
Wilson's resignation letter reads:
"I, Darren Wilson, hereby resign my commission as a police officer with the City of Ferguson effective immediately. I have been told that my continued employment may put the residents and police officers of the City of Ferguson at risk, which is a circumstance that I cannot allow. For obvious reasons, I wanted to wait until the grand jury made their decision before I officially made my decision to resign. It was my hope to continue in police work, but the safety of other police officers and the community are of paramount importance to me. It is my hope that my resignation will allow the community to heal. I would like to thank all of my supporters and fellow officers throughout this process."
Neil Bruntrager, Wilson's attorney, said a news conference will be held as it is already been planned.
Since the shooting and killing of Micheal brown there has been a large protest all through ferguson which includes Brown's family members, have accused Wilson of murder in the incident and called for a special prosecutor to pursue charges against him.
The U.S. Justice Department is conducting separate investigations in the killing and into the practices of the Ferguson Police Department. Those investigations are ongoing.
On Tuesday, Wilson told ABC News that Brown was the aggressor in the minutes before the shooting. In an account that generally mirrored his testimony before the grand jury, Wilson said Brown had attacked him while the officer sat in his car, then fled. Wilson said he chased after Brown until Brown turned back toward him, refusing Wilson's commands to stop.
Wilson denied some witness claims that Brown had had his hands up. “That would be incorrect,” Wilson said.
As Brown approached, Wilson said, he warned Brown to stop. When he didn’t stop, Wilson fired his handgun.
“I had to. If I don’t, he will kill me if he gets to me,” Wilson said.
Brown, who had been hit, continued to come toward Wilson, the officer said. Wilson fired again and began backing away.
“He gets to about 8 or 10 feet, and as he does that he kind of starts to lean forward, like he’s going to tackle me. And I look down the barrel of my gun and I fired and what I saw was his head, and that’s where (the bullet) went.”
Contrary to some media reports, Wilson denied he had been paid for the ABC interview. "Absolutely not," he said. "I wouldn't jeopardize my integrity for a dollar."
He expressed gratitude for supporters, some of whom even offered him a home. "It's been unbelievable the amount of people who have reached out and don't even know me."
Wilson was recently married to another Ferguson police officer. The couple is expecting their first child.
"I've got to figure out what do we do now," Wilson said tonight. "Right now I would not want to be a cop, but you never know. Only time will tell."
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