5059 N. Hanley Road Of?ce: 314-615-0800 St. Louis, MO 63134 Fax: 314-522-0955 Office of the Medical Examiner TTY: 314-615-8428 BROWN, MICHAEL 2014-5143 Exam Case Narrative Report of Investigation At 1330 hours was contacted by Sergeant of the St. Louis County Police Department as he requested that I respond to for the Officer Involved shooting of Mr. MICHAEL BROWN, black male age of 18 years. The deceased mother was on the scene. The deceased was properly conveyed to this facility for examination by Dr. The deceased was properly conveyed in a white body bag which was secured with U-line lock 0867377. I arrived on the scene at approximately 1430 hours which was located in the Canfield Apartments. There was met by numerous officers of the St. Louis County Police Department and they directed my attention to the deceased who was located in the middle of the roadway with his head pointed west and his feet east. The deceased had been covered with several white sheets. The deceased was lying in the prone position. His right arm was extended away from his side. His left arm was next to his side his lower arm was beneath his abdomen and his hand was near the waist band of his shorts. He was clothed in a pair of yellow socks, tan shorts blue underwear and a gray t-shirt. The deceased shoes, (flip flops) were west of the deceased lying in the roadway. A red baseball cap was near the police vehicle. The deceased was cool to the touch. Rigor mortis was felt in his extremities. The deceased body sustained multiple gunshot wounds; three (3) wound to his head, one wound was to the top of his head, right and right central forehead area. There were two (2) wounds to his chest, one wound to his upper right chest near his neck and the other was just right of his breast. Three (3) wounds to his right arm, one wound in his upper right arm, middle of the arm and one to his forearm. One (1) wound to the inside of his right hand near his thumb and palm. The deceased had abrasions to the right side of his face and on the back of his left hand. The deceased hands were bagged with paper bags to save any trace evidence. BROWN, MICHAEL 2014-5143 Exam Case It was reported that the deceased mother, Ms. was on the scene and identified the deceased and she described a tattoo which read Big on his right forearm. It was unknown at the time if she visual identified the deceased or only described the tattoo. I did observed the tattoo on his right arm. Det. of the St. Louis County Police Department provided the following preliminary investigative details: The deceased and another individual were walking down the middle of the Canfield. Officer D. WILSON DSN-609, of the Ferguson Police Department observed the two individuals, he requested that they get out of the roadway. The deceased became belligerent towards Officer WILSON. As Officer WILSON attempted to exit out of his patrol vehicle the deceased pushed his door shut and began to struggle with Officer WILSON, during the struggle the Officers weapon was un-holstered. The weapon discharged during the struggle. The deceased then ran down the roadway. Officer WILSON then began to chase the deceased. As he was giving chase to the deceased, the deceased turned around and ran towards Officer WILSON. Officer WILSON had his service weapon drawn, as the deceased began to run towards him, he discharged his service weapon several times. As this is preliminary information it was not known in which order or how many time the officer fired his weapon during the confrontation. The St. Louis County Police Department was requested to investigate and process the scene. Dr. was made aware of the above circumstances and elected to have the forensic examination at 0800 hours on 8-10-2014. The St. Louis County Police were made aware of the time. Any additional information will follow in the usual supplemental manner. Medicolegal Investigator