Update at 10:45 p.m. ET: The Robbery Report
While Chief Jackson didn't directly link Brown to the robbery at a convenience store, the police materials released Friday mention Brown by name, along with another man named Dorian Johnson.
The report of a strong-arm robbery is in a packet of materials police released today. It includes an incident report that transcribes surveillance video in which Brown and Johnson are described entering the store and picking up a box of Swisher Sweet cigars.
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"Brown hands a box of Swisher Sweets to Johnson. An apparent struggle or confrontation seems to take place with Brown, however it is obscured by a display case on the counter. Meanwhile, Johnson sets the box he was handed back on the counter. Brown turns away from the counter with another box of Swisher Sweet cigars and walks toward the exit door."
The names of the people who were working at the store are whited-out of the report. But the report says one of them attempted to stop the men from leaving the store without paying – and that Brown grabbed them and pushed them away before leaving with the cigars.
Images from the materials, which police say were taken by the store's surveillance cameras, show a large man grabbing a smaller man by the shirt and forcing them away from him.
The police report states that the two incidents — the robbery and Brown's shooting — are related. It was written by an officer who said:
"I responded to that scene and observed Brown. After viewing Brown and reviewing this video, I was able to confirm that Brown is the primary suspect in this incident. A second person, also at that scene, identified himself as being with Brown. That person was later identified as Dorian Johnson. After observing Johnson and reviewing the video, I confirmed he is the second suspect in this incident."
We'll note that Dorian Johnson was the witness earlier this week, giving a vivid description of Saturday's shooting and saying he was only an arm's length away when the first shots were fired.
On the top-right corner of the robbery report, its case status is listed as "exceptionally cleared."