Michael Brown Shooting: Audio Of Radio Call Recording Reveals A Quick 90-Second Death
Official audio between Officer Darren Wilson and the Ferguson police have revealed that the Michael Brown shooting took less than 90 seconds.
This is not the first time Michael Brown’s shooting has been in the news recently. According to an earlier report from the Inquisitr, Michael Brown’s parents suspected that Officer Darren Wilson shot their son because he believed he could get away with it.
The official audio is as follows: At 11:29 a.m. on August 9, a dispatcher asked Wilson to help other officers search for a man who had reportedly threatened to kill a woman. At 11:53 a.m., a dispatcher reported a “stealing in progress” at the Ferguson Market. In a second broadcast, 19 seconds later, the dispatcher says the suspect is a black male in a white T-shirt, and had stolen a box of cigars. This is Michael Brown in the Michael Brown shooting. About four minutes later, there are more details: The suspect is wearing a red Cardinals hat, a white T-shirt, yellow socks, and khaki shorts, and is accompanied by another man. At noon, Wilson reports that he’s back in service from the sick baby call. He then asks the officers searching for the thieves – units 25 and 22 – if they need him. Seven seconds later, an unidentified officer broadcasts that the suspects had disappeared.
At 12:02 p.m., Wilson says, “21. Put me on Canfield with two. And send me another car.”
His call caused at least two officers to head his way, including one who said he was close to Wilson. According to sources from the Post-Dispatch, Wilson told authorities that before the radio call, he had stopped to tell Brown and his friend, Dorian Johnson, 22, to quit walking down the middle of the street. They ignored him, and he then realized that Brown matched the description of the suspect. Wilson then asked dispatch for backup and backed up his SUV next to Brown and Johnson.
Wilson said Brown then attacked him, and that they struggled over the officer’s gun before Wilson fired twice, hitting Brown once. Brown proceeded to run away. Wilson told authorities that he called, “Shots fired, send all cars,” on his radio, but during the struggle, his radio had been jarred and the channel changed. This is when the Michael Brown shooting took place. After the call, Wilson pursued Brown on foot. According to sources, Wilson has said that Brown turned and charged, and that Wilson then fired once, paused when Brown appeared to flinch and fired again, multiple times. He said he then radioed for an ambulance.
These are the events that transpired during the Michael Brown shooting.
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