Several eye witnesses and by standers came forward and were interviewed in the days following Michael Browns death. Two construction workers who happened to be about fifty feet away from Darren Wilson as he shot to kill Michael Brown described the shooting as brutal and unnecessary stating that Michael Brown had his hands up as he was penetrated by several shots from Wilson’s gun. Another witness Michael Brady came forward and was interviewed by CNN’s Anderson Cooper on August 20th, approximately a week and half after Brown’s death. Brady told Cooper, that he recalled seeing a “tussle” which lasted for about 10 seconds between Wilson and Brown. He claimed that Brown was running away from Wilson’s car, as he shot several times untimely leading to his death. As several more witnesses came into the public eye, word of Brown’s Death slowly escalated into a global headline by use of social media.To get another view on what possibly took place that day, I interviewed Robert Baker an African American student currently attending George Mason University (GMU). We discussed his thoughts on the event that took place that fateful day. He told me that it was unjust for Michael Brown to have been shot due to the fact his hands were up. Also expanding on the fact that peoples claim that Brown was armed was also armed was ridiculous, Baker explained how African Americans are causally stereotyped when it comes to issues of violence or death.
In the video below, you can see a firsthand reaction by the witnesses of Michael Browns death.
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