"(CNN)"Hands up, don't shoot" is
now about more than the shooting that killed Michael Brown, but it's
also not an accurate representation of the incident that sparked
nationwide protests, federal investigators concluded in a report
released Wednesday.
Instead, the physical evidence and accounts by "credible witnesses"
suggest Wilson shot Brown multiple times only as "Brown was moving
toward Wilson," according to the report.
Physical and forensic evidence in fact contradict claims by witnesses
who have maintained that Brown had his hands up, above his waist when
Wilson shot him, the Justice Department concluded."
now about more than the shooting that killed Michael Brown, but it's
also not an accurate representation of the incident that sparked
nationwide protests, federal investigators concluded in a report
released Wednesday.
Instead, the physical evidence and accounts by "credible witnesses"
suggest Wilson shot Brown multiple times only as "Brown was moving
toward Wilson," according to the report.
Physical and forensic evidence in fact contradict claims by witnesses
who have maintained that Brown had his hands up, above his waist when
Wilson shot him, the Justice Department concluded."
