One of the doctors who analyzed the official autopsy of Michael Brown told MSNBC on Thursday that she could not be sure that he reached for Officer Darren Wilson’s gun, although it was a possibility.
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An independent forensic expert, Dr. Judy Melinek, who reviewed the official autopsy on Michael Brown said Thursday that her analysis was misinterpreted in media reports.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch published the county's official autopsy on Michael Brown's death Wednesday and quoted Melinek saying that the autopsy "supports the fact that this guy (Brown) is reaching for the gun."
Melinek also said the autopsy did not support witnesses who have claimed Brown was shot while running away from Wilson, or with his hands up.
A sixth shot that hit the forearm traveled from the back of the arm to the inner arm, which means Brown's palms could not have been facing Wilson, as some witnesses have said, Melinek said. That trajectory shows Brown probably was not taking a standard surrender position with arms above the shoulders and palms out when he was hit, she said.
The Post-Dispatch reported that the autopsy supported Officer Darren Wilson's version of events that he first shot Michael Brown during a struggle where the unarmed teenager was trying to reach for his gun. Wilson shot and killed Brown, who was unarmed, in August.
After the Post-Dispatch piece was published, Melinek, a San Francisco-based pathologist told MSNBC that the paper had taken her analysis out of context.
"You cannot interpret autopsy reports in a vacuum. You need to do it in the context of the scene, the investigation and the witness statements. Sometimes when you take things out of context they can be more inflammatory," she told MSNBC.
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