My observations of Dr. Micheal Baden's preliminary autopsy on the unarmed teenager, Michael Brown, who was shot and killed by Ferguson Officer Darren Wilson:
1) Three bullets entered the inside arm and one bullet entered in right palm: suggesting Brown had his arms in the surrender position.
2) Bullet in the top of Mike Brown’s head was "likely the last of bullets to hit him" illustrating his head was down which supports an eyewitness statement that
"when Brown then raised his arms, the officer shot him two more times, killing him"
and another eyewitness who said:
"Brown turned around with his hands in the air and said, 'I don't have a gun. Stop shooting!' The officer then shot Brown several more times, killing him"
and another eyewitness who said
"As he runs the police get out of his vehicle and he follows behind him, shooting. And the kid's body jerked as if he was hit from behind, and he turns around and puts his hands up like this, and the cop continued to fire until he just dropped down to the ground and his face just smacks the concrete."
3) Dr. Baden said the bullet entering the top of Michael Brown's head "likely the last of bullets to hit him" which also supports statements by eyewitnesses.
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
4) The autopsy suggests Michael Brown did not, I repeat, did not have control of Darren Wilson's gun because no gun shot residue was found anywhere on Brown's body and that includes Michael Brown's hands.
DR. BADEN: no gunpowder was present on his [Brown's] body.
Baden's statement seems to contradict Chief Belmar who said:
“Within the police car there was a struggle over the officer’s weapon,” Chief Belmar said. “There was at least one shot fired in the car.” At that point, the police said, Officer Wilson left his vehicle and fatally shot Mr. Brown.
Since no gunpowder was present on Brown's hands, and if a "shot fired in the car" was it fired as Officer Wilson was trying to pull his gun to shoot Brown? Or, was a "shot fired in the car" after the car had left the scene and after
Brown was already dead?
Or, was not shot fired "in" to the car, but rather did Officer Darren Wilson fire his gun at Mike Brown while Wilson was still sitting "in the car" as eyewitnesses have stated?
Dr. Baden went on to say
“In my capacity as the forensic examiner for the New York State Police, I would say, ‘You’re not supposed to shoot so many times,’"
Great point. "You’re not supposed to shoot so many times."
I should note here that Dr. Baden's autopsy is only preliminary, due, in part, to the fact that Dr. Baden was not allowed to examine Michael Brown's clothing nor allowed to examine X-rays of Brown.
Many questions are still unanswered.
UPDATE: I am including a link to Barbara Morrill's diary that covered the press conference Dr. Baden gave today:
7:58 AM PT: From the press conference, saying the two shots to the head were both "back to front" and "supports what witnesses said," and "that this officer should have been arrested."
8:11 AM PT: Says shot to lower arm "consistent" with either facing away or having arms up to surrender.
8:13 AM PT: Dr. Baden says there was no evidence on Brown's body of a struggle.
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