Newly released police records have provided a detailed timeline of Officer Darren Wilson's movements the day he shot and killed Michael Brown.
The records include audio and video from Aug. 9, the day Brown was shot. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch obtained the recordings using Missouri's open records laws and posted them online Friday. The newspaper used the recordings to reconstruct a timeline of events for the shooting, concluding that the fatal incident took less than two minutes.
The timeline begins on the morning of Aug. 9. At 11:53 a.m., a dispatcher radios Wilson and tells him about a "stealing in progress."
In August, police released details about what they described as a "strong-arm robbery" in which Michael Brown was involved. The decision to release information about the robbery was sharply criticized by Brown's family and protesters.
Four minutes after the call about the "stealing," another radio call provides a suspect description:
According to the Post-Dispatch, Wilson told authorities he recognized Brown as matching the suspect description after initially telling him and a friend to stop walking in the middle of the street. After recognizing Brown, Wilson backed up alongside him, he reportedly said.
In another recording made at 12:02 p.m., Wilson can be heard mentioning his location and asking for "another car."
One minute after Wilson made that call, a witness tweeted that he saw someone die, indicating the shooting had already taken place. Several seconds later the second car arrived.
After the shooting, Wilson returned to the police station, then went to the hospital.
Two videos were included in the newly-released records. According to the Post-Dispatch, the first video shows Wilson leaving the police station two hours after the shooting. He is accompanied by other officers and a police union lawyer.
The second video shows Wilson, the other officers, and his lawyer returning to the police station. The group returned after two and a half hours, the Post-Dispatch reported.
The videos and audio recordings come as the St. Louis area awaits a decision from the grand jury weighing criminal charges against Wilson. Authorities have not said when that decision is expected, though area cities, schools, and police agencies have been preparing for possible unrest.
Update: Ferguson Police Chief Tom Jackson said that Wilson will be "immediately" reinstated if he is not indicted.
Jackson made the comment in an email to Yahoo News, adding that Wilson would "most likely" be terminated if indicated and charged with a felony.
He said he had not determined what assignment Wilson might have if he returns.
Ferguson police referred BuzzFeed News to the city Friday, which did not respond to calls seeking comment.