I really have no idea what happened here, but the more pieces of the puzzle that come out, the more it is making sense... I did hear one spent shell was found inside the car, so it does appear the shooting started there... Whether or not the cop had any idea of the kid being a suspect or not, the kid, new he had just robbed the place and probably assumed the cops were looking for him, when the cop pulled up, it would seem reasonable to assume the kid thought the cop was coming about the robbery and I would assume the fight/flight is kicking in so he can keep his freedom a bit longer... Given that guess, the cops story seems right... Still not sure about excessive force beyond that, if the guy was running away wounded, hands up, not sure how much of a threat he is anymore... but was he really?? I guess that was coming from his buddy that just robbed the store with him, and turned states evidence to avoid hard time, was there anybody else corroborating his story?? like I said, I was not there and am awaiting more facts coming out.
One burning question of the protesters I do have though is how does looting and rioting help in fighting their cause of this being a wrongful death?? Those are the actions I see that brought in the heavy handed riot police, to deal with them, short of that it could have been a meaningful peaceful protest.
Story I read says Brown charged the officer