US | Michael Brown Feds Order 2nd Autopsy for Michael Brown Federal ME will step in due to 'extraordinary circumstances' By Polly Davis Doig Posted Aug 17, 2014 10:42 AM CDT Copied A car drives past a memorial in the middle of the street, Friday, Aug. 15, 2014, where Michael Brown was shot by police nearly a week ago in Ferguson, Mo. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel) Eric Holder today ordered a second autopsy for Michael Brown, reports CBS, this time to be performed by a federal official. "Due to the extraordinary circumstances involved in this case and at the request of the Brown family, Attorney General Holder has instructed Justice Department officials to arrange for an additional autopsy to be performed by a federal medical examiner," said a statement from the Justice Department. "This independent examination will take place as soon as possible." The state of Missouri has already performed an autopsy; those results are not yet public. Click for the latest out of Ferguson. Read These Next The Bezos-Sanchez wedding: guest list, cost, the dress, and more. Trumps ends trade talks with Canada. This is why your cat loves sleeping on its left side. Cops nab 9th fugitive in New Orleans, with 'one more to go.' Report an error