Autopsy: Michael Brown Was Shot At Least Six Times, Including Twice in the Head

Michael Brown, a teenager who
was killed by a police officer last weekend in Ferguson, Missouri,
sparking a wave of protests, was shot at least six times, including
twice in the head, according to newly released autopsy details. All
of the shots entered in the front of Brown’s body. 

The new details come from a preliminary autopsy report by former
New York medical examiner Dr. Michael Baden conducted at the
request of Brown’s family.

Police in Ferguson have not yet released a complete account of
the incident that resulted in Brown’s death. 

Via The New York Times: 

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, the former chief
medical examiner for the City of New York, who flew to Missouri on
Sunday at the family’s request to conduct the separate autopsy. It
was likely the last of bullets to hit him, he said.

Mr. Brown, 18, was also shot four times in the right arm, he
said, adding that all the bullets were fired into his front. The
bullets did not appear to have been shot from very close range
because no gunpowder was present on his body. 

Baden had access to the body for several hours, but according to
the Times did not see X-rays or statements by witness or
police. 

Protests continued tonight, resulting in tension and violent
clashes with the police. Multiple news reports and live Twitter
accounts from reporters on-the-ground in Ferguson indicate that
some shots may have been fired earlier in the evening (although
there are now other reports suggesting
that the shots may have just been fireworks) and police responded
by firing tear gas into the crowd while pushing them to
disperse.