Stephon Clark, the unarmed black man killed by Sacramento police in his grandmother's backyard, was shot six times in the back and twice in his side, according to an autopsy commissioned by his family.
The autopsy also found that it took 3 to 10 minutes for Clark to succumb to his wounds.
The results, released on Friday, contradict the police narrative that Clark was charging at two officers when they opened fire, family attorney Benjamin Crump said at a news conference.
Crump said this information shows that Clark, 22, clearly was not moving toward officers in a threatening manner and that they could have given him time to comply with their commands to show them his hands when they opened fire.
"From the time this investigation began, statements provided by the Sacramento Police Department have proven to be self-serving, untrustworthy, and unreliable," he said. "This independent autopsy affirms that Stephon was not a threat to police and was slain in another senseless police killing under increasingly questionable circumstances."
People gather outside the home where Stephon Alonzo Clark, 22, was shot and killed.
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The Sacramento Police Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
The autopsy, conduct by Dr. Bennett Omalu, known for his work with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) in NFL players, found that Clark was shot four times in the lower back, twice in his neck, under an armpit, and in the leg.
Stephon Clark died two weeks ago in his grandmother's backyard as police were investigating reports of burglary in the neighborhood. Police say officers believed he was armed, but it turned out he was carrying a cell phone.
His death has sparked days of protests throughout Sacramento.
LINK: Stephon Clark's Grandmother Says Police "Didn't Have To Kill Him Like That"
LINK: Hundreds Of Protesters Delayed An NBA Game After Sacramento Police Shot An Unarmed Black Man
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