‘I Just Saw Someone Die’: Photos from Man Who Seemingly Witnessed Michael Brown Shooting
In the wake of the sketchy timeline given by the Ferguson Police Department concerning the death of Michael Brown, a Rolling Stone reporter discovered the Twitter feed of a young man who appears to have live-tweeted the aftermath of Brown’s shooting.
“I JUST SAW SOMEONE DIE OMG,” tweeted @TheePharoah, soon tweeting an image of Brown’s body lying in the street.
He also noted that one of the policemen had an AR-15, and that Brown was shot seven times — twice in the back, and five times after he’d turned around to face the police. “The first two was clear, then it was a barage[sic] of them,” he added.
The time, date, and locations all match up with details surrounding the incident.
A majority of the tweets can be found below:
I JUST SAW SOMEONE DIE OMFG
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Im about to hyperventilate
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@allovevie the police just shot someone dead in front of my crib yo
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Fuckfuck fuck pic.twitter.com/UpPNMEzuwf
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Its blood all over the street, niggas protesting nshit. There is police tape all over my building. I am stuck in here omg
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Bruh. Im so upset
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@_amourlace no reason! He was running!
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@DomoTheTruth dude was running and the cops just shot.him. i saw him die bruh
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@DomoTheTruth he looked like 18 or 19. His parents out here tripping now
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@SLIKK_DARKO yeah man. 7 times i think
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@SLIKK_DARKO the first two was, the next 5 werent, he turned around
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
The first two was clear, then it was a barage of them shits
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Nigga got an AR pic.twitter.com/4KnaqMPO3a
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Homie still on the ground tho
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@_takeitsleazy apparently he stole some rellos
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@MVPGO cuz, I saw the parents out here they were 20 feet away from me, screaming
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
[h/t Tim Dickinson]
[Image via Twitter]
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