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If there is any truth to this report, and evidence to corroborate it, then an indictment isn't even all that likely.
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Darren Wilson, the Ferguson, Mo., police officer whose fatal shooting of Michael Brown touched off more than a week of demonstrations, suffered severe facial injuries, including an orbital (eye socket) fracture, and was nearly beaten unconscious by Brown moments before firing his gun, a source close to the department's top brass told FoxNews.com. “The Assistant (Police) Chief took him to the hospital, his face all swollen on one side,” said the insider. “He was beaten very severely.”
According to the well-placed source, Wilson was coming off another case in the neighborhood on Aug. 9 when he ordered Michael Brown and his friend Dorain Johnson to stop walking in the middle of the road because they were obstructing traffic. However, the confrontation quickly escalated into physical violence, the source said..
“They ignored him and the officer started to get out of the car to tell them to move," the source said. "They shoved him right back in, that’s when Michael Brown leans in and starts beating Officer Wilson in the head and the face.
The source claims that there is "solid proof" that there was a struggle between Brown and Wilson for the policeman’s firearm, resulting in the gun going off – although it still remains unclear at this stage who pulled the trigger. Brown started to walk away according to the account, prompting Wilson to draw his gun and order him to freeze. Brown, the source said, raised his hands in the air, and turned around saying, "What, you're going to shoot me?"
At that point, the source told FoxNews.com, the 6 foot, 4 inch, 292-pound Brown charged Wilson, prompting the officer to fire at least six shots at him, including the fatal bullet that penetrated the top of Brown's skull, according to an independent autopsy conducted at the request of Brown's family.
Wilson suffered a fractured eye socket in the fracas, and was left dazed by the initial confrontation, the source said. He is now "traumatized, scared for his life and his family, injured and terrified" that a grand jury, which began hearing evidence on Wednesday, will "make some kind of example out of him," the source said.
The source also said the dashboard and body cameras, which might have recorded crucial evidence, had been ordered by Ferguson Police Chief Thomas Jackson, but had only recently arrived and had not yet been deployed.
Brown and Johnson push the officer back in the vehicle, then Brown begins to 'beat' him in his head and face. Then there's a struggle for the gun and the gun goes off.
Looks like the cop was not only justified in the shooting of Brown, but that Brown had it coming. Who in the world would even think to beat a cop, struggle for his gun, charge him, and not expect to be shot dead?
Of course, when the police officer is vindicated, there will be more rioting.
In our race frenzied society, a black criminal attempting to critically injure a police officer cannot be shot.
Brown and Johnson push the officer back in the vehicle, then Brown begins to 'beat' him in his head and face. Then there's a struggle for the gun and the gun goes off.
And then Brown just walks away? Not run away?
Just being objective.
With flip flops and saggy pants maybe that was as fast as he could "run" ?
Brown and Johnson push the officer back in the vehicle, then Brown begins to 'beat' him in his head and face. Then there's a struggle for the gun and the gun goes off.
And then Brown just walks away? Not run away?
Just being objective.
If the injuries are legit, it strengthens the officer's case tremendously. If he had an orbital fracture, it could a ways towards explaining why Brown was shot in the arm that many times as the officer's aim could have been off.
It definitely sounds like he acquired a lot more than a scratch. So once again, these claims will be relatively easy to prove or disprove, especially since the officer went straight to the hospital afterwards.
If Brown's DNA is found on the officer's gun or holster, that would also be strong evidence supporting his accounting of events.
Anonymous sources don't count, release the source name.
Until the grand jury is done, if no indictment is reached, there won't be any official reports to be obtained.
If the grand jury does indict, then it could take months if not longer after they finish.
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