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6 Of 8 Shots Hit Stephon Clark's Back, Independent Family Autopsy Finds

The city has experienced nearly two weeks of protests since 22-year-old Clark was killed by two police officers.
A mourner displays a photo of Stephon Clark during his funeral services Thursday.

Stephon Clark, the 22-year-old black man shot and killed by Sacramento police earlier this month, was shot eight times, six in the back, an independent autopsy commissioned by Clark's family found.

The results were released at a Friday news conference by forensic pathologist Dr.

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