Federal Ferguson autopsy shows similar results

Published 9:40 am Tuesday, December 9, 2014

ST. LOUIS — A federal autopsy in the Ferguson police shooting reached similar conclusions to those performed by local officials and a private examiner hired by 18-year-old Michael Brown’s family, documents released Monday evening show.

The Armed Forces Medical Examiner System’s autopsy on Brown, conducted at the request of the Department of Justice, was among grand jury documents that St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Bob McCulloch released Monday. Other documents include transcripts of interviews of possible witnesses to Brown’s shooting in early August; police radio traffic; and an alleged audio recording of the shots fired by Wilson.

The Justice Department autopsy found that Brown died from multiple gunshot wounds and had severe head and chest injuries.

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