Michael Brown suspect in robbery before he was shot to death, police say

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15. But it does go to Brown and his companion's state of mind

when they encountered the police officer. We are relying on the statement of his companion, a potential accomplice to a strong arm robbery, for the narrative of how the encounter first started. That narrative is now suspect. Also Brown now has a reason to not comply with an officer which may have been what led to the initial struggle. The initial meme was that this was a good kid who would have no reason to struggle with an officer. If he engaged in a strong arm robbery before his encounter with the police officer then he would have some motivation to struggle.

The initial struggle is still not an excuse, after the officer and Brown disengaged, with later shooting him. Hopefully the forensic evidence will reveal whether he was shot fleeing or shot after he was on the ground. Also at what distance was he shot.