U.S. Justice Department Orders Second Autopsy of Michael Brown

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder on Sunday instructed the Justice Department to conduct a second autopsy of Michael Brown, the unarmed black teenager killed by a police officer in Ferguson, Missouri on Aug. 9.

In a statement, department spokesperson Brian Fallon said the additional autopsy was ordered due to "extraordinary circumstances involved in this case," and at the Brown family's request

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Brown's family made a formal request last Thursday for the Justice Department to oversee a second autopsy as a way to ensure more objectivity. Read more...

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