The cop who fatally shot unarmed teen Michael Brown - setting off a wave of protests in Ferguson, Mo.- told investigators he feared for his life when he pulled the trigger, it was reported Friday.
Officer Darren Wilson told federal officials that Brown, who was 18, had shoved him into his SUV and grabbed for his gun, according to The New York Times.
The weapon went off twice in Wilson's SUV as the men grappled Aug. 9, FBI forensics show.
Wilson, 28, has told investigators Brown punched and scratched him, The Times said, citing unnamed government officials briefed on the federal civil rights investigation.
The teen's blood was found on the gun, Wilson's uniform and in the SUV.
Wilson testified for four hours before a St. Louis County grand jury last month.
He has yet to explain why he shot Brown six times outside the SUV.
Wilson's version also contradicted what several eyewitnesses said about the incident.
Several people who saw the altercation weren't clear if Brown was trying to get away from Wilson or fighting to push him back in the SUV.
But the young man with Brown, Dorian Johnson, has said Wilson instigated the violence.
Brown held up his hands and was surrendering when he was shot multiple times in the head and chest, witnesses say.
Johnson hid behind a parked car as Brown lay dying in the street.
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