Missouri teen shot multiple times

The unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri, on 9 August was shot multiple times, including twice in the head, a medical examiner has said.

Dr Michael Baden was hired by the family of Michael Brown, 18, to perform a second autopsy.

Family lawyers said they did not trust St Louis County police officials to conduct their own post-mortem.

They have called for the arrest of the officer who killed Mr Brown.

That officer, Darren Wilson has been suspended with pay since the shooting, and Mr Brown's family have called for his arrest and prosecution.

Mr Brown's death has sparked days of unrest in the small suburb of St Louis, marked by a crackdown by armed police wielding tear gas and rubber bullets.

On Monday Dr Baden, a veteran of the New York City medical examiner's office and nationally prominent forensic pathologist, said his preliminary findings could answer the family's basic questions, including how many times he was shot and if he suffered.

He and forensic pathologist Shaun Parcells said Mr Brown was shot at least six times, twice in the head. They believed at least two bullets left re-entry wounds.

Mr Parcells said a wound to Mr Brown's right arm may have occurred with his hands up, "but we don't know". He said the wound was consistent either with having his back to the officer or facing the officer above his head or in a defensive position.

Both men said more information was needed, including x-rays from the initial autopsy, the medical evaluation of Mr Wilson and the clothes Mr Brown was wearing at his time of death.

Credit: The BBC