The story now is that Officer Darren 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. Although an ambulance was reported to be on the scene. Therefore, why didn't they document the alleged beating of Officer Wilson at that time?
A spokesman for the St. Louis County Police Department, citing the ongoing investigation, declined late Wednesday to say whether Wilson required medical treatment following the altercation.
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witnesses have given investigators sharply conflicting accounts of the killing.
Some
of the accounts seem to agree on how the fatal altercation initially
unfolded: with a struggle between the officer, Darren Wilson, and the
teenager, Michael Brown. Officer Wilson was inside his patrol car at the
time, while Mr. Brown, who was unarmed, was leaning in through an open
window.
Many
witnesses also agreed on what happened next: Officer Wilson’s firearm
went off inside the car, Mr. Brown ran away, the officer got out of his
car and began firing toward Mr. Brown, and then Mr. Brown stopped,
turned around and faced the officer.
But
on the crucial moments that followed, the accounts differ sharply,
officials say. Some witnesses say that Mr. Brown, 18, moved toward
Officer Wilson, possibly in a threatening manner, when the officer shot
him dead. But others say that Mr. Brown was not moving and may even have
had his hands up when he was killed.
Ferguson’s
economic shortcomings reflect the struggles of much of the region. Its
median household income of about $37,000 is less than the statewide
number, and its poverty level of 22 percent outpaces the state’s by
seven percentage points.
In Ferguson, residents say most racial tensions have to do with an overzealous police force.
The Death of Black Men in America Mellisa Harris-Perry
