Michael
Brown, the unarmed black teenager who was killed by a police officer,
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 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.
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.”
