Mike Brown was shot and killed by Officer Darren Wilson in broad daylight on a hot Saturday afternoon in Ferguson, Missouri. Consequently, eyewitnesses were standing at virtually every angle to observe exactly what happened that day. Seven have come forward publicly. Many gave interviews in the immediate aftermath of the shooting on Canfield Drive. Below is an annotated list of every public interview and video given by each eyewitness.
Dorian Johnson
Dorian Johnson is an essential eyewitness. He was walking with Mike Brown when they were first confronted by Officer Wilson and has given the only public account of what was said and done throughout the early stages of that confrontation.
• Here is the video interview with Johnson still on the scene soon after Brown was killed in which he describes everything he saw.
• Here is the same video from Johnson, but from a different camera angle.
• A very detailed 12-minute interview with Johnson by Al Sharpton in which he recounts every detail he could remember.
• Here Johnson does a video interview with the local press in which he recounts the story, the same as he said when he was on the scene. But he adds that it felt as if Brown was gunned down "like an animal."
• Here is an interview Johnson did with Chris Hayes just days after Brown was killed.
• Here Johnson does an interview with CNN's Wolf Blitzer.
• Here Johnson does an interview with CNN's Don Lemon after Brown's funeral.
• Here Johnson gives an interview more two months later, on Oct. 30, again with CNN's Lemon, and stands by every aspect of his previous account.
Additional links to interviews can be found below the fold.
Tiffany Mitchell
Tiffany Mitchell does not live on Canfield Drive, but was driving there to pick up Piaget Crenshaw, a co-worker. She witnessed the shooting from the perspective of Canfield Drive.
• The very first interview Mitchell gave regarding what she saw. She was there for the initial confrontation and witnessed every gunshot.
• Here Mitchell does an interview with Don Lemon just days after the shooting.
• Here is a very thorough interview Mitchell gives to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell.
• Here Mitchell and Piaget Crenshaw do a video interview together on CNN just days after the shooting.
• Here are Tiffany Mitchell and Piaget Crenshaw, months after the shooting, stating that they stand by their accounts and stating that they saw Mike Brown shot with his hands up, surrendering.
Piaget Crenshaw
• Piaget Crenshaw observed the shooting from her balcony on Canfield Drive and filmed the immediate aftermath just seconds after Brown was shot and killed.
• Here is the video Crenwshaw filmed just seconds after Brown was shot and killed.
• Here is another video Crenshaw filmed an hour after Mike Brown was killed.
• Here Crenshaw gives an interview on the scene just hours after the shooting.
• Here is an interview Crenshaw gave CNN about a week after the shooting.
• Here Crenshaw gives an interview with CNN's Anderson Cooper a week after the shooting.
• A raw cellphone video of an unreleased interview Crenshaw did after the shooting.
• Here are Tiffany Mitchell and Piaget Crenshaw, months after the shooting, stating that they stand by their accounts and stating that they saw Mike Brown shot with his hands up, surrendering.
Michael Brady
Michael Brady lives in the apartments on Canfield Drive. After witnessing what he describes as a tussle between Brown and Wilson, he ran outside to take a closer look.
• Here is a very thorough interview Brady gave to MSNBC's Lawrence O'Donnell.
• Here Brady does an interview with CNN's Chris Cuomo.
• Here Brady gives an interview to CNN's Cooper.
Emanuel Freeman (@TheePharaoh on Twitter)
Emanuel Freeman lives in a basement level apartment on Canfield Drive that had a direct view of the crime scene. Freeman, known as @TheePharaoh on Twitter, live-tweeted the entire shooting and even took a picture of Darren Wilson standing over Brown's body. His tweets gave very helpful timestamps and verification to other accounts.
• Here is Freeman's live-tweets collected in one stream. It's unreal to see.
• Here's a video interview that Freeman did with Vice News.
Two Construction Workers
Two (white) construction workers were on Canfield Drive working on a project when Wilson shot and killed Brown. Their immediate reactions to the shooting were recorded on video, and they have since spoken anonymously to the media. They are afraid of losing their jobs or being targeted if their identities are released.
• Here is the raw video of the construction workers.
• Here is the video of the construction workers on the scene and an analysis from CNN after a private interview with them.
• One of the construction workers gave an interview to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch on the proviso that he not be named.
