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Autopsy: Michael Brown Shot 6 Times, Twice in Head

HeadlineAug 18, 2014

A private autopsy has found that Michael Brown, the African-American teenager killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, was shot at least six times. Brown was shot twice in the head and four times in the arm, with all bullets appearing to enter from the front. On Sunday, Attorney General Eric Holder said the Justice Department would conduct its own autopsy following uproar over local authorities’ handling of the case.

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