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| Michael Baden: Michael Brown 'shot multiple times' | |
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| The unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, on 9 August was shot multiple times, including twice in the head, a medical examiner has said. | The unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, on 9 August was shot multiple times, including twice in the head, a medical examiner has said. |
| Dr Michael Baden was hired by the family of Michael Brown, 18, to perform a second autopsy. | |
| Family lawyers said they did not trust St Louis County police officials to conduct their own post-mortem. | Family lawyers said they did not trust St Louis County police officials to conduct their own post-mortem. |
| They have called for the arrest of the officer who killed Mr Brown. | They have called for the arrest of the officer who killed Mr Brown. |
| That officer, Darren Wilson has been suspended with pay since the shooting, and Mr Brown's family have called for his arrest and prosecution. | |
| Mr Brown's death has sparked days of unrest in the small suburb of St Louis, marked by a crackdown by armed police wielding tear gas and rubber bullets. | |
| On Monday Dr Baden, a veteran of the New York City medical examiner's office and nationally prominent forensic pathologist, said his preliminary findings could answer the family's basic questions, including how many times he was shot and if he suffered. | |
| He and forensic pathologist Shaun Parcells said Mr Brown was shot at least six times, twice in the head. They believed at least two bullets left re-entry wounds. One bullet entered the top of his head. Mr Brown was 6ft 4in (1.9m) tall, family lawyers said. | |
| Mr Parcells said a wound to Mr Brown's right arm may have been sustained as he had his hands up, "but we don't know". He said the wound was consistent either with having his back to the officer or facing the officer with his hands above his head or in a defensive position. | |
| Both men said more information was needed, including x-rays from the initial autopsy, the medical evaluation of Mr Wilson and the clothes Mr Brown was wearing at his time of death. | |
| Dr Baden said there were no signs of a struggle, as abrasions around the teenager's face were likely from falling to the pavement after being shot. | |
| He also believed Mr Wilson did not shoot him at close range as there was no gunpowder residue on his body, suggesting the officer was at least 2ft away. | |
| While Dr Baden stressed his results were preliminary, he said that in his experience as medical examiner, releasing basic information found on the first day of an autopsy after a police shooting, such as the number of shots, went a long way to calm family and community concerns. |