boy who was killed by a police officer in St.
Louis on Saturday August 9th, sparking protests
around the nation, was shot at least six times,
including twice in the head, a preliminary private
autopsy performed on Sunday found.
One of the bullets entered the top of
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. Continue..
Brown was also shot four times in the right
arm, he said, adding that all the bullets
were fired into his front. Contradicting
earlier reports by eyewitnesses that he was
shot in the back as he ran from the officer
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.
Dr. Baden said that while Mr. Brown was
shot at least six times, only three bullets
were recovered from his body. But he has
not yet seen the X-rays showing where the
bullets were found, which would clarify the
autopsy results. Nor has he had access to
witness and police statements.
Dr. Baden provided a diagram of the entry
wounds, and noted that the six shots
produced numerous wounds. Some of the
bullets entered and exited several times,
including one that left at least five different
wounds.
"This one here looks like his head was
bent downward," he said, indicating the
wound at the very top of Mr. Brown's
head. "It can be because he's giving up, or
because he's charging forward at the
officer.
He stressed that his information does not
assign blame or justify the shooting.
"We need more information; for example,
the police should be examining the
automobile to see if there is gunshot
residue in the police car," he said.
Dr. Baden, 80, is a well-known New York-
based medical examiner, who is one of
only about 400 board-certified forensic
pathologists in the nation. He reviewed the
autopsies of both President John F.
Kennedy and the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther
King Jr., and has performed more than
20,000 autopsies himself. - Huffington Post
Shooting an unarmed citizen six times is too
excessive. Just too much..
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