Darren Wilson's version of what happened when he confronted Michael Brown has expanded since he gave his first recorded interview to detectives, but the key parts have stayed largely the same. Witnesses corroborated and disputed what Wilson said about events leading up to the police officer's fatal shooting of the unarmed teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, on August 9. Much of the crime scene evidence supports Wilson's story, but there are also some key differences, according to an analysis of available material. Wilson spent 31 minutes being interviewed by police the day after the shooting, about four hours in front of the grand jury, and another 45 minutes talking to George Stephanopoulos of ABC.
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Three interviews with Darren Wilson are now public
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His story followed the same lines when told to detectives, the grand jury and ABC
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Witnesses corroborate and dispute what he said
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Evidence from police logs, crime scene supports much of the story but questions remain
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After @placeholder reacted so strongly to Wilson's instruction to walk on the sidewalk, Wilson said he took a good look at him and saw he was carrying cigarillos, the item that had been reported to have been stolen just minutes earlier.
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After Brown reacted so strongly to @placeholder's instruction to walk on the sidewalk, Wilson said he took a good look at him and saw he was carrying cigarillos, the item that had been reported to have been stolen just minutes earlier.
Michael Brown
Minutes later, an officer came on the radio with more of a description -- one that pretty closely matched @placeholder that day: "He's with another male.
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That's when the confrontation with Brown began -- the slamming of the car door, the fight as @placeholder was inside the car, a shot fired, then another.
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Brown's blood and skin tissue inside the car, a close-range gunshot wound to the base of his right thumb, and two bullet casings found near Wilson's car support at least that there was a struggle over @placeholder's gun.
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Later, he told @placeholder that he was also asking himself how the situation could have escalated so quickly.
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@placeholder's Stephanopoulos also asked why he got out and Wilson agreed it was his duty.
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Wilson also told @placeholder he ran through a mental checklist to determine whether he had the legal right to shoot Brown and decided that he did.
Michael Brown
To both detectives and grand jurors, Wilson said that as @placeholder charged at him, Brown balled his left hand into a fist and put his right hand in the waistband of his shorts.
Michael Brown
To both detectives and grand jurors, Wilson said that as Brown charged at him, @placeholder balled his left hand into a fist and put his right hand in the waistband of his shorts.