article_snippet: When Michael Brown was shot in the St Louis, Missouri suburb of Ferguson last summer, like many other African-Americans,
article_snippet: When Michael Brown was shot dead on August 9, 2014, early reports said Michael Brown was holding Michael Brown hands in the air, surrendering, and asking  white police officer Darren Wilson not to shoot.
article_snippet: The investigation revealed that Michael Brown had not in fact had Michael Brown arms up when Michael Brown was shot, based on witness testimonies and autopsy results. 
article_snippet: That story line mainly stems from Michael Brown's friend Dorian Johnson, who was walking with Michael Brown the day Michael Brown was shot.
article_snippet: In Michael Brown interview with the press, Michael Brown's details of the shooting continued to change. '
article_snippet: The DOJ report notes on page 44 that Michael Brown “made multiple statements to the media immediately following the incident that spawned the popular narrative that Wilson shot Michael Brown execution-style as Wilson held up Wilson hands in surrender" 'In one of those interviews, Michael Brown said that Michael Brown was shot in the back by Wilson.
article_snippet: It was then that Michael Brown said Michael Brown stopped, turned around with his hands up and said, “
article_snippet: Based on a lie': In the aftermath of the shooting, Brown's friend and witness Dorian Johnson (center), said his hands were up in surrender when his was shot.
article_snippet: But those statements were refuted in the official investigation, which reported that Michael Brown was running towards Wilson when Michael Brown was shot .