I was writing about the shots placed by P. O. Wilson while chasing after Michael Brown -— both men going in the same direction.
One witness at least, states that P. O. Wilson fired 4 shots at Michael Brown as Michael Brown was fleeing.
The shot above the right elbow of Michael Brown, in particular, is what could cause Michael Brown to respond to the shot’s effect - tying in with observations made by known witnesses - and then Michael Brown stopped, and then Michael Brown turned to face P. O. Wilson, who kept moving toward Michael Brown.
“Could cause” - because of the enervation in that area of the inside of the arm above the elbow.
Yeah, the witness stories are all over the map on that. Not surprising; I’m sure it happened fast and witnesses tend to get confused.
According to Dr. Judy Melinek, the pathologist who analyzed the autopsy for the St. Louis Dispatch, the shot above the right elbow, along with the ones to the chest and head, were all from the front. It’s the shot to the forearm that has an entrance on the back, but that could also have been from the front, depending on how Michael Brown was holding his arm at the time.
Presumably the forensic pathologist who did the examination testified before the Grand Jury; I’m hoping that his testimony and the discussion there will give us some more information.