The Ferguson shooting that has dominated the headlines was apparently live-tweeted by an eye witness who has yet to show his identity. The account is under the name “TheePharoah” on Twitter and posted a few pics from the day of the crime, as time-stamped by the service:
I JUST SAW SOMEONE DIE OMFG
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Im about to hyperventilate
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@allovevie the police just shot someone dead in front of my crib yo
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Fuckfuck fuck pic.twitter.com/UpPNMEzuwf
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Its blood all over the street, niggas protesting nshit. There is police tape all over my building. I am stuck in here omg
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Bruh. Im so upset
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@_amourlace no reason! He was running!
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
I saw it happen man..
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@AlexDon314 yes man, he dead in the street.
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@DomoTheTruth dude was running and the cops just shot.him. i saw him die bruh
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@taeGawd bruh in.front of.my.crib!
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@DomoTheTruth Im in the tape man this shit right in front.of my apartment
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@taeGawd gahdamn that shit crazy
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@DomoTheTruth he looked like 18 or 19. His parents out here tripping now
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@SLIKK_DARKO yeah man. 7 times i think
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@SLIKK_DARKO the first two was, the next 5 werent, he turned around
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
"@taeGawd: @TheePharoah he 17 and got shot 9 times." BRUH
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
The first two was clear, then it was a barage of them shits
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@DeadestPoet hella out here pic.twitter.com/vtKig1NKQY
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Homie still on the ground tho
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@trbrowwn i have no idea. As far as i know, no reason. He was running.apparently
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@SLIKK_DARKO hella didnt feel threatened to live here when i signed the lease lol this north county
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@MVPGO cuz, I saw the parents out here they were 20 feet away from me, screaming
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
@_takeitsleazy apparently he stole some rellos
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 9, 2014
Thanks to everybody that checked on me, I love yall, Ima be safe. Yall be safe too.
— Bruh. (@TheePharoah) August 11, 2014
There’s no mention of an altercation between Brown and the policeman, but there’s no reason to think he saw the interaction from the beginning. Also, he points out the rumor that he had been accused of stealing “rellos,” a slang term for cigars.
Via Rolling Stones’ Tim Dickinson