Michael Brown was shot at least six times , according to the preliminary results of a private autopsy that his family requested . The independent autopsy was conducted by high-profile pathologist Michael Baden . Baden testified in the O.J . Simpson , Phil Spector and Drew Peterson murder trials . Family attorney Daryl Parks did not provide additional details about the preliminary results . However , the New York Times , reporting on the same independent autopsy , reported that two of the bullets struck Brown in the head . The other four struck him in the right arm -- and all six were fired into his front . `` This is bound to escalate tensions , '' the Rev . Jesse Jackson told CNN . `` This is a very provocative report . '' Even before the release of this latest information , the St. Louis suburb of Ferguson has been a racially charged tinderbox . Clashes once again . Late Sunday night , a day of peaceful protests devolved into a night of gunfire , Molotov cocktails and tear gas . Officers fired tear gas into a crowd of hundreds of protester , including children , who were marching toward a police command post despite an impending midnight curfew . Authorities also struck at least one defiant protester with rubber bullets . St. Louis County police said several protesters had thrown Molotov cocktails toward the officers before authorities shot tear gas toward them . The violence escalated through the night as shots were fired toward police . Officers had to take up a defensive position behind vehicles . `` That is a lie . It was no fight , it was no shots fired , '' a very upset protester , Lisha Williams , told CNN . `` The only ones who fired was police . All we did was march to the command center to fall to our knees and say , 'Do n't shoot . ' And they started shooting . '' The scene was a far cry from a packed church earlier Sunday , where hundreds of people gathered for a two-hour rally demanding justice for Michael Brown , an unarmed black teenager shot dead eight days ago by a white police officer . `` I 'm astonished at this reversal of mood , '' Jackson said . `` The mood was so positive . '' Cousin : Brown killed without reason . A cousin of Brown told the church audience that Brown was killed without reason . `` What I want y'all to remember is that Michael Brown was not just some young black boy . He was a human being ... , '' Ty Pruitt said . `` He was not a suspect . He was not an object . He was not an animal . But that 's how he was killed . '' Michael Brown 's parents -- Lesley McSpadden and Michael Brown Sr. -- appeared on stage at the rally at Greater Grace Church with attorney Benjamin Crump but did n't address the audience . `` What we 're really asking for is simple justice , '' Crump said . `` We 're not asking for anything extraordinary . They just want what anybody else would want if their children were shot down in broad daylight . '' Crump said there would be an independent investigation in addition to the federal and local probes already under way . Missouri State Highway Patrol Capt . Ron Johnson spoke to the 1,300 people in the congregation and said he had a heavy heart . `` The past 24 hours have been tough for me , '' said Johnson , who took over security in the town on Thursday after what many saw as an overly aggressive police response by the local authorities . Johnson said he met with members of the Brown family and was moved to tears . Protests had turned violent on Saturday night as well after a curfew began . One male was shot overnight Saturday , authorities said . It was unclear how old he was or who shot him . The victim was in critical condition Sunday . Officials said state highway patrol officers did n't fire any shots . They did fire tear gas to get to the wounded victim , Johnson said early Sunday . A third autopsy . Brown was shot to death August 9 by a police officer after a confrontation as the teen walked down the street . Accounts of exactly what happened when Officer Darren Wilson stopped Brown vary widely . Witnesses said they saw a scuffle between the officer and Brown at the police car before the young man was shot . Police said Brown struggled with the officer and reached for his weapon . Several witnesses said Brown raised his hands and was not attacking the officer . U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder has approved another autopsy on Brown 's body , the Justice Department said . The autopsy will be conducted by a federal medical examiner . In tense Ferguson , trying to balance security , protesters ' rights . 5 things to know about Michael Brown 's shooting . Complete coverage of the Ferguson shooting .
Shots are fired at police , sending officers into a defensive position behind vehicles . The shots continue for several minutes until the suspect is dead or incapacitated and then they start shooting again to finish him off. Police : Protesters threw Molotov cocktails before police shot tear gas toward them .