Excerpt: "The preliminary autopsy results are the first time that some of the critical information resulting in Mr. Brown�s death has been made public. Thousands of protesters demanding information and justice for what was widely viewed as a reckless shooting took to the streets here in rallies that ranged from peaceful to violent."
Dr. Michael Baden, right, and Professor Shawn Parcells in Ferguson, Missouri. Dr. Baden, who is based in New York, examined Michael Brown. (photo: Eric Thayer/NYT)
18 August 14
ichael 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.
