REPORT:
An 18-year-old male was walking with his friend, a 22-year-old male, when an officer reported that an altercation. It was reported that the 18-year-old made an attempt to obtain the gun of the officer. However, the 22-year-old male reported that the altercation was initiated by the officer. The reason for the stopping of the officer was that there was a robbery and the 18- and 22-year old males matched the description of the suspects. The officer requested back-up upon seeing the two males walking. When the purported attempt to obtain the gun occurred, there were 12 shots fired in total. Six of these shots stuck the 18-year-old male. Four of them were in his chest and arms, and two of them were in his head.
INVESTIGATION:
It took 73 seconds for a second officer to arrive on site after the request of back-up was sent, and the event that resulted in the shooting took less than 90 seconds in total. It took several hours for the the 18-year-old's body to be removed from the scene due to the lack of staff availability. The scene was not well closed to the public and resulted in a number of individuals expressing their concerns about the shooting. A review by a grand jury to consider a criminal trial for the events resulting in the 18-year-old boy's death by an officer determined that no criminal proceedings were to occur.
RESULTS:
The officer responsible for the shooting did not get tried for the death of the 18-year-old male. A statement was released clearing him of wrongdoing and determined he acted in self-defense. There were no internal consequences within the police department in relation to the shooting, though the officer did resign without pay with no plans to hold a law enforcement job again per a personal statement through his attorney.DISCLAIMER: The events described are actually the events that occurred resulting in the death of Michael Brown. He was killed by Darren Wilson who did not face any consequences for taking the life of an innocent young adult still in his teen years.
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