Unanswered Questions:
The autopsy report indicated bruising on Brown’s face, and the back of his hand. Any way to know what caused those bruises? The face bruise may be from the fall forward after being shot. But the hand injury might be a contact bruise from a punch to Wilson’s face.
In the leaked specifics from Wilson’s incident report he says as he started to drive away he spotted the cigars in Brown’s hand, and that’s why he reversed back to the two males. And then during his struggle with Brown he saw him hand the cigars to his accomplice Dorian Johnson.
How would Wilson see that if he was engaged in a struggle with Brown? But if that's what happened, did the police recover those cigars from Dorian Johnson? Or did Johnson admit that happened when the police questioned him? He might have confirmed it as a trade-off because he was never charged as an accomplice in the robbery.
The Medical Examiner's Report say's he arrived at scene approx 1430 hours (2:30pm). But it doesn't say when he was finished. That would help justify the length of time Brown's body remained at the scene. A through ME exam of that kind of police-related shooting would take at least an hour, but if all the protocols were followed it would take even longer. In St Louis County:
In deaths resulting from violence by homicide, suicide, or accident
According to RSMo 58.720 In a full investigation, these are the things the ME is supposed to attend to (from the Handbook Guidelines):
https://www.ncjrs.gov/pdffiles/167568.pdfMedicolegal Death Investigation Guidelines .................................................. 11
Section A: Investigative Tools and Equipment ....................................... 13
Section B: Arriving at the Scene ............................................................. 15
1. Introduce and Identify Self and Role ........................................ 15
2. Exercise Scene Safety ............................................................... 16
3. Confirm or Pronounce Death .................................................... 17
4. Participate in Scene Briefing
(With Attending Agency Representatives) ............................. 18
5. Conduct Scene “Walk Through” ............................................... 19
6. Establish Chain of Custody ....................................................... 20
7. Follow Laws (Related to the Collection of Evidence) .............. 21
Section C: Documenting and Evaluating the Scene ............................... 23
1. Photograph Scene ..................................................................... 23
2. Develop Descriptive Documentation of the Scene ................... 24
3. Establish Probable Location of Injury or Illness ....................... 25
4. Collect, Inventory, and Safeguard Property and Evidence ........ 26
5. Interview Witness(es) at the Scene ........................................... 27
Section D: Documenting and Evaluating the Body ................................ 29
1. Photograph the Body ................................................................ 29
2. Conduct External Body Examination (Superficial) .................. 30
3. Preserve Evidence (on Body) .................................................... 31
4. Establish Decedent Identification ............................................. 33
5. Document Post Mortem Changes ............................................. 33
6. Participate in Scene Debriefing ................................................. 35
7. Determine Notification Procedures (Next of Kin) .................... 36
8. Ensure Security of Remains ...............
That, and the delay starting the examination due to spectators throwing bottles and shooting off guns, explains the 4 hour time period for removing the body.
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