Private autopsy claims Vonderrit Myers shot while fleeing

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27. Are you stating that you consider the officer guilty regardless of the evidence?

The officer has apparently alleged there was a gunfight. If he was lying, it would be a foolish story, and any officer would know. There would be more than ample and independent sources of forensic evidence to ascertain what occurred.

For instance, Myers purportedly had GSR not only on his hands, but the inside of his pockets and waistband. That pretty much eliminates the "throwdown" gun theory. The fact that Myers was also on bail for an illegal weapons charges, wearing an anklet, and supposed to be under house arrest when the incident occurred, also cannot be ignored.

I will await the release of the full investigation, but it appears that the Myers shoot might very well be justified. There may be serious racial disparities in the criminal justice system, but that does not mean all altercations between a white cop and a black suspect are infused with racism, or that the cop acted inappropriately.

As a criminal justice matter, what happened between Brown and Wilson has no bearing on this incident. The only thing that matters is what occurred between Myers and the officer.