Images of Darren Wilson, the officer who shot and killed Michael Brown, have surfaced online.
The Huffington Post published images of Wilson receiving a commendation from his department months before the shooting. Wilson’s parents allegedly posted the photos. Click here to see the images.
The New York Times reports 18-year-old Brown was shot six times into his front. Dr. Michael M. Baden, the former chief medical examiner for the City of New York, performed the autopsy in Missouri on Sunday at the family’s request.
Baden told the NY Times he was not given enough information to reconstruct the shooting, including access to Brown’s clothing. Baden stressed he was not able to conclude is Wilson shooting Brown was “justified."
“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,’" Baden said. “Right now there is too little information to forensically reconstruct the shooting.”
A local NAACP chapter demanded a federal investigation into Brown’s death, according to the Michigan Chronicle. John Gaskin, a member of the St. Louis County NAACP, believes it is important in seeking justice for Brown that the FBI provide transparency to help protect the integrity of the case.
“With the recent events of a young man killed by the police in New York City and with Trayvon Martin and with all the other African-American young men that have been killed by police officers … this is a dire concern to the NAACP, especially our local organization,” Gaskin said.
Protests have continued in Ferguson, Mo. since Brown’s death on Aug. 9.
