Michael Brown Was Shot at Least Six Times

The unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer August 9 in Ferguson, Missouri, was shot at least six times, according to a preliminary private autopsy. The New York Times reports that Dr. Michael Baden, former New York City chief medical examiner, flew in at the request of Brown’s family to conduct a private autopsy, separate from the local one and another ordered by Attorney General Eric Holder. Two of the bullets hit Brown’s head, and four hit his right arm, Baden said. None were likely shot at close range—no gunpowder residue was found on Brown’s body. Brown would not have survived the shooting even if he had been taken to a hospital right away, Baden said.