Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Witness 48 of Michael Brown Shooting

Witness 48 page 1

August 14, 2014
1:38 pm.
Detective

Sergeant
St. Louis County Police Department

Detective: This is Detective with the St. Louis County Police
Department, uh, today's date is August 14, it is 1:38 pm. With me is, uh, Sergeant ______ and we are here in the presence of ______
at her residence at ______. I understand you were with your family on Saturday?

Witness 48: Yes.

Detective: Up on, uh, Canfield, can you can you tell me what you saw?

Witness 48: Um, we was pulling up on Canfield Drive, going into the Canfield Green Apartments and I seen a officer in his cruiser which was a SUV

Detective: Ok.

Witness 48: And, uh, I seen a young man standing near the cruiser, you heard two shots fired.

Detective: Uh hmm..

Witness 48: And then you seen him take off down the street.

Detective: Ok.

Witness 48: And then a police officer hopped out of his cruiser and started chasing him, the dude turned back around and started charging towards the police officer, the police officer told him to stop at least three times.

Detective: Uh hmm.

Witness 48: And the boy wouldn't stop, he fired three rounds, the dude kept running, fired four more rounds, and then he finished off the rounds I guess, and he fell on the ground dead.

Detective: Ok, so, um so you-you saw an SUV...

Witness 48: Uh hmm.

Detective: … police car?
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Witness 48: Uh hmm.

Detective: Ok, and then before the policeman got out of the car, how many shots did you hear?


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