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U.S. Department Of Justice. The Criminal Investigation into the Shooting Death of Michael Brown
The Criminal Investigation into the Shooting Death of Michael Brown
Table of Contents
I. Introduction
II. Summary of the Evidence, Investigation, and Applicable Law
A. Summary of the Evidence
B. Initial Law Enforcement Investigation
C. Legal Summary
1. The Law Governing Uses of Deadly Force by a Law Enforcement Officer
i. The Shootings Were Not Objectively Unreasonable Uses of Force Under 18 U.S.C. § 242
ii. Wilson Did Not Willfully Violate Brown's Constitutional Right to Be Free from Unreasonable Force
III. Summary of the Evidence
A. Darren Wilson's Account
B. Physical and Forensic Evidence
1. Crime Scene
2. Autopsy Findings
3. DNA Analysis
4. Dispatch Recordings
5. Ballistics
i. Wilson's Firearm and Projectiles Fired
ii. Projectile Recovered from SUV
iii. Gunshot Residue on Brown's Shirt
6. Fingerprints
7. Audio Recording of Shots Fired
8. Wilson's Medical Records
9. Brown's Toxicology
10. Ferguson Market Surveillance Video
C. Witness Accounts
1. Witnesses Materially Consistent with Prior Statements, Physical Evidence, and Other Witnesses and Therefore, Give Credible Accounts. i. Witnesses Materially Consistent with Prior Statements, Physical Evidence, and Other Witnesses Who Corroborate That Wilson Acted in Self-Defense. a. Witness 102
b. Witness 103
c. Witness 104
d. Witness 105
e. Witness 108
f. Witness 109
g. Witness 113
h. Witness 134
ii. Witnesses Consistent with Prior Statements, Physical Evidence, and Other Witnesses Who Inculpate Wilson
2. Witnesses Who Neither Inculpate Nor Fully Corroborate Wilson
i. Witness 107
ii. Witness 106
iii. Witness 110
iv. Witness 111
v. Witness 115
vi. Witness 141
vii. Witness 114
viii. Witness 129
ix. Witness 116
3. Witnesses Whose Accounts Do Not Support a Prosecution Due to Materially Inconsistent Prior Statements or Inconsistencies With the Physical and Forensic Evidence. i. Witness 101
ii. Witness 123
iii. Witness 133
iv. Witness 119
v. Witness 125
vi. Witness 131
vii. Witness 112
viii. Witness 135
ix. Witness 124
x. Witness 127
xi. Witness 118
xii. Witness 122
xiii. Witness 130
xiv. Witness 142
xv. Witness 138
xvi. Witness 132
xvii. Witness 121
xviii. Witness 126
xix. Witness 137
xx. Witness 128
xxi. Witness 140
xxii. Witness 139
xxiii. Witness 120
xxiv. Witness 148
xxv. Other Individuals Who Did Not Witness the Shootings
IV. Legal Analysis
A. Legal Standard
B. Uses of Force
1. Shooting at the SUV
2. Wilson’s Subsequent Pursuit of Brown and Shots Allegedly Fired as Brown Was Running Away
3. Shots Fired After Brown Turned to Face Wilson
C. Willfulness
VI. Conclusion
