Still not much info on what happened but apparently that “shoplifting candy” rumor was false, no mention of it now. How did a cop approaching two men for “walking in the street” end up with one of them shot multiple times? No real explanation for that yet… :(

A news conference was held simultaneously in a different building. There, St. Louis County Police Jon Belmar said the incident began when the officer encountered two men on the street near an apartment complex on Saturday afternoon in a predominantly black suburb a few miles north of downtown St. Louis.

Belmar said one of the men pushed the officer back into his squad car and the struggle began. Belmar said at least one shot was fired inside the police car.

The struggle spilled out into the street where the teenager was shot. Police have not disclosed his name, but family members say it was 18-year-old Michael Brown.

Shell casings found at the scene matched the officers’ gun. Belmar said the teen was shot multiple times, but it wasn’t yet known how many.

“It was more than just a couple,” he said.

stlouis.cbslocal.com