Ferguson video shows witness raising hands in air
Source: Associated Press
Ferguson video shows witness raising hands in air
By JIM SALTER, Associated Press | September 12, 2014 | Updated: September 12, 2014 11:06pm
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Cellphone video that shows a witness raising his hands in the air immediately after the fatal shooting of a black 18-year-old by a white police officer in Ferguson appears to support previous accounts and could bolster arguments that Michael Brown was surrendering when he was shot, legal experts said Friday.
The video obtained by The Associated Press and first aired by CNN shows two landscapers who were working near the street where Brown was shot by officer Darren Wilson on Aug. 9. In the video, a man can be heard saying, "He had his (expletive) hands up," while one of the workers raises his own hands in the air.
The man who took the cellphone video, who spoke on condition of anonymity because he feared for his safety, said the voice is that of the worker raising his hands, but that isn't clear on the video.
The workers are not from Ferguson and were employed by a business from Jefferson County, south of St. Louis. They have not come forward publicly and the AP has been unable to reach them.
The comment on the video largely matches those of residents of the apartment complex where the shooting occurred, who said Brown was surrendering when he was killed. The shooting spurred several days of sometimes violent protests in Ferguson. A state grand jury and the Justice Department are investigating, but no decision on whether Wilson will face charges is expected until next month.
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Video Shows Witness Saying Michael Brown Had Hands
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Posted on Sep 13, 2014
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Video of two construction workers just after the fatal shooting appears to support other witness accounts.
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Footage of the moments immediately following the fatal shooting of black teenager Michael Brown by a white police officer in Ferguson, Missouri in August shows a witness on the scene saying the unarmed 18-year-old’s hands were raised when he was killed.
The Guardian reports:
The cell phone footage, released by CNN, of two construction workers at the scene early last month appears to support accounts by other witnesses that Brown was retreating or surrendering when he was shot by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, legal experts said on Friday.
The video shows one of the men raising his hands immediately after the fatal shooting and shouting, “He had his fuckin’ hands up.”
The man told CNN he heard a gunshot, then another about 30 seconds later. “The cop didn’t say get on the ground. He just kept shooting,” said the unnamed contractor. He added that he saw Brown’s fatal head wound and repeated that the teenager’s “hands were up”.
The men told CNN they were 50ft (15m) away when Wilson opened fire. The second man said he saw Brown running away from a police car. The teenager “put his hands up”, and “the officer was chasing him”. Wilson then fired a shot at Brown while his back was turned.
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