“Mr. Brown, 18, was also shot four times in the right arm, he said, adding that all the bullets were fired into his front.”
Wouldn’t the entry and angle of the bullets into the arm clarify whether he had his hands over his head or not? If his hands were over his head and his arm got hit, wouldn’t this indicate that the officer was trying to shoot over his head, i.e. warning shots if he was moving closer to the officer?
If he had his hands in the air, the bullet trajectory would have been at right angles to the arm, and there would be exit wounds on the back of his arm. Those wounds don't line up at all with the narrative that he was executed while standing still with his arms in the air, trying to surrender.
If his arms were up in surrender the bullets would have gone in his under arms ..possibly above the elbow
However if he was charging the policeman he would not have been running with his arms by his sides...
they would have been up in an attack mode...
so either way his arms were in the air to some degree..