Ferguson PD’s initial claim — accusing Mike Brown of wrestling with Darren Wilson for his gun — is a statement that doesn’t seem to be adding up. According to recently released autopsy details… not only was Brown was shot twice in the head and four times in the right arm, but the bullets were likely fired from afar.
“One of the bullets entered the top of Mr. Brown’s skull, suggesting his head was bent forward when it struck him and caused a fatal injury,” according to Dr. Michael M. Baden. “It was likely the last of the bullets to hit him.”
This second autopsy, performed at the request of the Brown family, is based on the Browns’ reported distrust for their local investigative forces. You’ll recall St. Louis County Police previously released little detail from the county corner’s report, only saying that Brown’s death was “the result of gunshot wounds.” A third autopsy has since been ordered to be conducted by a federal pathologist.
“The bullets did not appear to have been shot from very close range because no gunpowder was present on his body. However, that determination could change if it turns out that there is gunshot residue on Mr. Brown’s clothing, to which Dr. Baden did not have access.”
The latest:
“Dr. Baden said it was unusual for the federal government to conduct a third autopsy, but dueling examinations often occur when there is so much distrust of the authorities. The county of St. Louis has conducted an autopsy, and the results have not yet been released.
He stressed that his examination was not to determine whether the shooting was justified.
“In my capacity as the forensic examiner for the New York State Police, I would say, ‘You’re not supposed to shoot so many times,’ ” said Dr. Baden, who retired from the state police in 2011. “Right now there is too little information to forensically reconstruct the shooting.”
No matter what conclusions can be drawn from Dr. Baden’s work, Mr. Brown’s death remains marked by shifting and contradictory accounts more than a week after it occurred. The shooting is under investigation by St. Louis County and by the F.B.I., working with the Justice Department’s civil rights division and the office of Attorney General Holder.”
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