Autopsy reveals Michael Brown was shot at least 6 times
A preliminary autopsy has found that Michael Brown, the unarmed black teen who was killed by a white police officer in Ferguson, Mo., was shot at least six times, including twice in the head, according to The New York Times.
According to the report, one of the bullets entered Brown’s skull from a trajectory that suggests his head was bent forward when he was struck with the fatal shot. The autopsy was performed by Dr. Michael M. Baden, the former New York City chief medical examiner, who flew to Missouri on Sunday at the behest of the Brown family..
In addition to the two shots to his head, Brown was struck four times in his right arm. According to this preliminary autopsy all of the shots were located on the front of Brown’s body, which contradicts some witness accounts which suggested Brown was killed from behind while fleeing police.
There was reportedly no gunpowder on his body, which suggests that bullets weren’t fired at close range. But Baden did not have access to Brown’s clothes, which may have contained some gunpowder residue.
This autopsy will not be the final word on Brown’s death. Ferguson authorities are in the midst of conducting their own autopsy. Meanwhile on Sunday, Attorney General Eric Holder authorized a third autopsy to be conducted by federal authorities. MSN
