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Wilson encounters Brown and JohnsonAs Wilson drove west on Canfield Drive, he passed Brown and friend Dorian Johnson walking east down the middle of the street.

TESTIMONYWilson: As he drove west on Canfield, he saw two men in the middle of the street. He noticed their sizes: A very large man and a a very small one. He had heard a dispatch report about stolen cigarillos.Johnson: After Brown stole cigarillos at the Ferguson Market, he and Johnson were walking east on Canfield Drive toward their apartments when Wilson drove past them going west.

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Picture 2He tells the pair to get off the road

As Wilson reached the pair, he told them to move to the sidewalk. Words were exchanged, and they continued walking down the middle of the street. As they passed, he noticed that Brown was wearing a red hat and yellow socks and had cigarillos in his hand.

TESTIMONYWilson: Wilson stopped a couple feet in front of Johnson, who was in front. As Johnson came around the driver's side mirror, Wilson said, "Why don't you guys walk on the sidewalk." Johnson said they were almost to their destination, and Wilson said, "Well, what's wrong with the sidewalk?” Brown then replied, “[Obscenity] what you have to say.” See original documentJohnson: As Wilson pulled alongside them, he rolled his window down and said, “Get the [obscenity] on the sidewalk.” “I was the one that was talking when the police officer said ‘Get the on the sidewalk,’ Johnson said. “I told the police officer we was just a minute away from our destination, I live in Canfield, and we'll be off the street closely.” They stayed in the street. See original document

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Picture 3Wilson blocks the street; a 'tussle' ensues

Wilson radioed for support. He backed his vehicle up at an angle, blocking Brown and Johnson’s path as well as blocking car traffic in both directions. Many witnesses reported an altercation — “tussling, wrestling, tug of war” — between Wilson and Brown while Brown was at the car’s window and Wilson was seated inside.

TESTIMONYWilson: That's when Wilson made the connection to the market theft and radioed to the dispatcher for backup. He put the SUV in reverse, backed up and angled the car to keep Brown and Johnson "somewhat contained." He tried to open his door, and Brown swore at him and slammed the door shut. Wilson said he then opened his door again into Brown to push him backwards."I tell him to, "get the [obscenity] back." He then grabs my door again and shuts my door. See original documentJohnson: “Almost a split second” later, Johnson heard tires screech and Wilson backed his car up very fast and “aggressive” and angled it so that it nearly struck them both. They were inches

from his driver’s side door. Wilson said, “What did you say?” Wilson “thrust his door open real hard,” and it bumped the pair and closed again.

MORE WITNESSESGrand Jury Exhibit Number 25: “I see a guy on the side, on the driver’s side of a police vehicle. I see something going on through the window, like a tussling going on through the window.” See original documentInterview Witness 43: “All I saw was his hands like enter and he was tryin’ to like pull away from him. But, I don’t have no idea what he was doin’.” See original document

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Witnesses say Brown punched WilsonWitnesses gave conflicting statements on what happened next – some said that Brown punched Wilson, or that Brown was partially inside the car, or that no part of Brown was in the car, or that Wilson fired at Brown from inside the car. Wilson was later found to have redness and swelling on his face.

TESTIMONYWilson: Brown punched him at least twice. "I see him ducking and … his hands are up and he is coming in my vehicle. I was hit right here in the side of the face with a fist … I think my arm deflected some of it, but there was still a significant amount of contact that was made to my face." He said he tried to hold Brown's right arm. "The only way I can describe it is I felt like a five-year-old holding onto Hulk Hogan." He said Brown then handed the cigarillos to Johnson.Johnson: Then Wilson grabbed Brown's shirt in the collar area through the window. Brown tried to free himself during the “tug of war.” He braced his hands, with cigarillos still in them, against the car. Brown and Wilson were “yelling and cussing” at each other, and both have “angry faces.” “There wasn't any wrestling or anything like that, no punches were thrown. It was more a tug of war and it was very intense, very intense.” Brown was never even partially inside the car. Brown turned toward Johnson and handed the cigarillos to him.

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Grand Jury Exhibit Number 49: “Well, the big dude, Michael Brown, like he got mad kind of, he just went immediately to the driver's window and they got into it. I don't know how it started. I just know he went around to the window and it looked like they was fighting.” See original documentPhysician assistant interview: “I asked [Wilson] what happened, what brought him in and he-he said that he was ah punched in the jaw twice while attempting to detain a suspect.” See original document

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Wilson's gun fires twiceTwo shots were fired inside the car. One bullet struck the door’s arm rest, and one was never found. An injury to Brown’s right thumb was probably caused by one of these because an autopsy found soot in the wound. Brown’s blood and/or DNA was found in the car, on the outside of the driver’s-side door, on the left rear door and on Wilson’s clothing and gun.

TESTIMONYWilson: Wilson drew his gun and said, "Get back or I'm going to shoot you." Brown grabbed the gun with his right hand and said, "You are too much of a pussy to shoot me." Brown twisted the gun down and dug it into Wilson's hip. Wilson shifted and pointed the gun down. "I pulled trigger and nothing happens, it just clicked," he said. "I pull it again, it just clicked again. I pulled it a third time, it [went] off … he kind of stepped back … and had the most intense aggressive face. He comes back me again with his hands up. I tried to pull the trigger again, click. Without even looking, I just grab the top of my gun, the slide and I racked it, and … I pulled the trigger again, it goes off."Johnson: As the two continued to struggle at the window, the officer said, “I’ll shoot.” Mike’s left hand was still on the car. “When I look up and see the officer, the officer has his gun pointed, … aimed at Big 18 Mike. … I'm still standing in the doorway and at the time he said, ‘I'll shoot.’” Wilson appeared to try to say “I’ll shoot” again but the gun went off inside the car before he got the words out. That shot struck Brown and he saw blood on Brown’s right side. “I saw blood with the first shot.” See original document

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FBI agent’s notes: “He pointed the gun at Brown’s body, pulled the trigger, and nothing happened. ... Officer Wilson pulled the trigger a third time and the gun fired through the door, driver door panel.” See original document

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Brown runsAlmost all witnesses said Brown hesitated after the shots were fired, then fled east on Canfield.

TESTIMONYWilson: Brown ran. As Wilson got out of his car, he told dispatch, "shots fired, send me more cars."Johnson: Wilson let go after the shot. Brown looked at Johnson and they both turned to run. Brown was behind Johnson. Johnson heard only one shot at the car.

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Wilson chasesWilson followed Brown eastward down Canfield.

TESTIMONYWilson: "We pass two cars that were behind my police car while we were running," Wilson said. Brown stopped running after he passed the second car. Wilson stopped as well. When Brown started to turn around, Wilson told him to "Get on the ground, get on the ground."Johnson: Wilson was walking fast but not running has his weapon drawn. Johnson crouched, half-standing, behind a gray Pontiac that was stopped with passengers inside. He asked if they would let him in, the driver refused and pulled onto the sidewalk. Brown runs past him; Wilson walks past him.

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Some witnesses say Wilson fires at BrownSome witnesses said Wilson began firing as Brown walked or ran away.

TESTIMONYWilson: Wilson did not say he fired at this point.Johnson: Brown is still running as Wilson fires another shot. Brown jerked and stopped running. “I don't know if it hit,” Johnson said. Brown stopped and turned around to face Wilson. Brown raised his hands as he was turning around, although his right hand wasn’t as high as the left. Brown said, “I don’t have a gun.”MORE WITNESSESInterview Witness 30: “And ... about that time, he started to run, and that’s when the officer shot him in the leg.” See original document

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Brown stops, turns aroundAt the corner of Copper Creek and Canfield Brown stopped and turned back toward Wilson, facing west. Wilson stopped as well. Some witnesses said Wilson didn’t fire until Brown turned around.

TESTIMONYWilson: Brown turned around and started running back west toward Wilson. His first step is coming towards me, he kind of does a stutter step to start running. When he does that, his left hand goes in a fist and goes to his side, his right one goes under his shirt in his waist band and he starts running at me … That was all done, like I said, the first step, his first stride coming back towards me."Johnson: Johnson was adamant that Brown made a half-step but did not run or walk toward Wilson. See original document

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Grand Jury Exhibit Number 49: “He just turned around like, you know, he put his arms about shoulder length and just stopped, like looking at him. And then, um, that’s when I heard the rest of the shots. I heard the first two, I didn't see them. And then when I looked at him, I saw him still shooting him.” See original document

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Brown moves toward WilsonBrown moved west toward Wilson. Again, witness accounts differed. Some said Brown didn’t move toward Wilson but stood with his hands raised. Several said he didn’t raise his hands, raised them briefly, or held his stomach. Some said he stumbled toward Wilson; others said he moved quickly or “charged.”

TESTIMONYWilson: Wilson repeatedly told Brown to get on the ground, but he didn't.Johnson: Before Brown can say any more, Wilson fired several more shots. “I stood and watched face-to-face as every shot was fired and as his body went down. … His body kind of just went down and fell.”

MORE WITNESSESInterview Witness 16: “So there, I saw the man running ... I keep hearing some gunshots. Um, the lady’s window across the apartment complex from mine, her window got shot ‘causes steady gunshots flyin’ everywhere and I looked outside. I saw him turn around and put his hands into the air and get shot. ” See original documentInterview Witness 30: “He walked back toward the officer ... His hands were down at his sides. And ... he got ... to within maybe six or ten feet from the officer, and ... the cop shot him. ” See original documentInterview Witness 10: “Mr. Brown was quite a distance and he stopped and when he stopped, he didn't get down on the ground or anything. He turned around and he did some type of movement. I never seen him put his hands up or anything. I can't recall the movement that he did. I'm not sure if he pulled his pants up or-or whatever he did but I seen some type of movement and he started charging towards the police officer. The police officer then returned fire, well, not returned fire, opened fire on Mr. Brown.” See original document

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Wilson shoots at BrownSome said Wilson stopped firing when Brown stopped moving towards him and resumed firing when Brown moved toward him again. The sound of shots captured by a person video-chatting in a nearby apartment indicated two sets of shots with a gap in the middle.

TESTIMONYWilson: Wilson fired a series of shots and thinks at least one hit Brown, because he saw Brown flinch but not stop. Wilson paused and started backpedaling; Brown kept coming toward him. He fired more shots at Brown and saw Brown flinch again. "At this point it looked like he was almost bulking up to run through the shots, like it was making him mad that I'm shooting at him," Wilson said. Wilson said Brown approached to within eight to 10 feet of him. "I'm backpedaling pretty good because I know if he reaches me, he'll kill me," Wilson said. "And he had started to lean forward as he got that close, like he was going to just tackle me, just go right through me."Johnson: “Shots was definitely fired while he was going down. The last shot he fired he was so close to the ground, it looked like to me he was already on the ground. His knees were, he was going down, he was already down before the last shot came.” “I can see how many shots this officer is firing, it is sickening to my stomach, I'm almost bursting in tears right there.” See original document

MORE WITNESSESInterview Witness 12: “... he got hit and he was curled up and he kinda like walkin' towards him just a little bit and he let go three or four more shots and that's when he hit the ground. ” See original documentGrand Jury Exhibit Number 25: “It looked like he was going down, anyway, not to like give up, like to surrender, but to go down and bleed, you know, because like I said before even going down on his knees or whatever, the officer lets out more shots but he had his arms on his torso. ” See original document

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Brown diesWilson fired several more rounds, killing Brown. Three autopsies agreed that seven or eight bullets hit Brown, all from the front. Three bullets hit while he was either falling or bent at the waist toward Wilson, including what was likely the fatal shot to the top of his head. Brown’s blood was found 25 feet farther east on Canfield than where his body lay, 153 feet from Wilson’s SUV.

TESTIMONY

Wilson: "I look down, I remember looking at my sites and firing, all I see his head and that's what I shot. I don't know how many, I know at least once because I saw the last one go into him. And then when it went into him, the demeanor on his face went blank, the aggression was gone, it was gone, I mean, I knew he stopped, the threat was stopped."Johnson: Johnson said Wilson stood for a second after the final shot. “When I see his body hit the ground, in my head I say he's dead. At that time while he's on the ground, the officer is standing there, he doesn't look around like he's looking for me or anything like that. I'm still in plain sight.” At that point, Johnson ran home, changed clothes, and returned to the scene minutes later.

MORE WITNESSESGrand Jury Exhibit Number 49: “He was just looking down at him, just like walking around him, you know, just like walking a circle around him like. I don't know, it was just strange. ” See original document