He had abrasions on his face which would suggest to me he fell on it. I mentioned in another thread that depending on the severity of this road rash you would be able to tell if and how fast he was moving.
Yes.
Most shots hit his right arm and shoulder.
Fatal shot was high on forehead, which indicates to me he was falling toward the officer from the prior head shot.
So, he fell on his face.
The general rule of thumb is you fall in the direction you are moving. But, really, it depends on the round that hit you (caliber, weight of the bullet, FPS at impact, etc.).
I don’t think I ever heard what Brown was shot with. If a 9MM, he likely fell in the direction he was moving (i.e, forward).
If he’s running forward toward the officer he’s going to fall forward.
It was the shooter on the grassy knoll that fired the magic bullet.
Autopsy results are immaterial.
Obama and his Attorney General will simply order more autopsies until they get one that tells them what they want to hear - i.e., that the young Angel of Propriety was ‘gunned down’ by a corrupt policeman.
No matter what happens, the officer is scr*wed.
My WAG is that the recoil of the pistol would have the initial shots low on the right arm and moving up and to the right as subsequent rounds were fired. The initial shots might have cause Mr. Brown to rotate to the left and down.
(There are reports that the officer had significant facial wounds from being punched which would have affected his aim and prompted multiple shots.)
I’m certainly not an expert but I’ve been to several autopsies and seen many pictures from autopsies and shooting scenes. It looks to me like Brown was running forward with his right arm in front of him, or at an angle with the right side of his body forward, in what I’d say was a defensive position.
I’ve seen defensive wounds on hands and arms from shootings and stabbings that suggest similar. Especially on the hands.
I’m sure this autopsy was heavily documented with photo’s, video, etc. Won’t be much left of Brown, they probably carved him up like a Thanksgiving turkey.
Having Big Mike running at you is probably like having Big Foot running at you. I think lead just gets poured on as one does when a bear charges, and who’s aiming?
“I have a question about the autopsy info we currently know. Based upon where the bullets hit Brown is there any way to tell which way he would most probably fall...”
No. Except for gravitational force...which would mean a likely fall in a downward direction.
If the last bullet hit him in the top front of his head, that would mean his head was lowered for one of two reasons: 1) he was falling forward from previous injuries, or 2) he was rushing with his head lowered to make a tackle. In either case his center of mass is forward of his feet. He falls forward.
IMHO the autopsy results support the claim from the officer that Brown was bum-rushing him. That would explain the bullet to the top of the head.
He also could have been falling forward from the previous hit to his head near the eye when the top head shot hit. In that case the top head shot would have likely been the last to hit.
Most of the wounds are on his right side from the front - looks to me as though he was rushing toward the officer who was trying to “wing” him and stop his progress - probably shot in the forehead as he finally toppled forward just before getting to the officer - one thing’s for sure - he wasn’t shot in the back trying to get away from the officer......
for the next shooting,
I suggest that Darren should wear a cop cam.
would avoid a lot of suffering
Probably fell face down. I’m guessing that he finally stumbled from the initial 6-7 shots, which exposed the top of his head where the last shot finished him off.