The country is still in an uproar after last week's fatal shooting of 18 year old Mike Brown. Over the weekend various updates have take place and are trying to restore peace in Ferguson, MO.
Mike Brown's autopsy has been released. The autopsy was performed by forensic pathologist Dr. Michael M. Baden who has performed and reviewed over 20,000 autopsies including those of Martin Luther King Jr. and John F. Kennedy.
New York Times reports
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.
The bullets did not appear to have been shot from very close range because no gunpowder was present on his body. However, that determination could change if it turns out that there is gunshot residue on Mr. Brown’s clothing, to which Dr. Baden did not have access.
In an attempt to restore peace in Ferguson a curfew was set for the city. More than two hours before a second midnight curfew on Sunday night, police fired tear gas and flash grenades in attempts to breakup the crowd.
NBC News reveals;
One person was critically injured and seven were arrested as violence broke out after a midnight curfew was imposed on the St. Louis suburb rocked by the fatal police shooting of an unarmed black teen. Clashes erupted shortly after the curfew went into effect, with tear gas and the sound of gunshots hitting the streets of Ferguson, Missouri as dozens of protesters stayed out in the driving rain.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt. Ron Johnson said at an early morning press conference that one person was shot near the protests and is in critical condition, adding that a police car was fired upon. Johnson said the canisters of smoke and tear gas were used to reach the victim of the shooting, “and not in relation to the curfew.” Johnson said police used “proper response tonight to maintain officer safety and public safety,” even though he had vowed during an earlier press conference not to use tear gas and armored trucks, but rather communication to disperse crowds at midnight.
