Autopsy report released in teen slaying

ATLANTA - An Atlanta police officer shot an 18-year-old man twice, including once in the temple, killing him, according to an autopsy report. <br> <br> The Fulton County medical examiner&#39;s office released a summary of its report Wednesday into the death of Corey Ward. <br> <br> Ward, a black teenager, was shot in July by a white plainclothes officer in Atlanta&#39;s nightclub district in Buckhead. Protesters and Ward&#39;s family members said the teen died because of racial profiling. They said there was no car theft, and the situation quickly escalated because officers didn&#39;t identify themselves. <br> <br> ``Clearly, this makes us cringe,&#39;&#39; said Markel Hutchins, National Youth Connection president and spokesman for Ward&#39;s family. ``The medical examiner is substantiating what we believe to be the truth. This young man was killed for no reason.&#39;&#39; <br> <br> Earlier police reports indicated Ward was driving a Chevy Tahoe that hit Officer Raymond Bunn, who shot him. Police have said Ward was suspected of breaking into a car and tried to run over Bunn, and that Bunn shot Ward in self-defense. <br> <br> The autopsy report said the officer rolled up on the hood of the sports utility vehicle and fired two shots through the driver&#39;s side of the window, striking the teen. The second bullet grazed his chin. <br> <br> Bunn was given an administrative assignment pending the investigation. <br> <br> Atlanta Police Department spokesman John Quigley said the case was still open so he could not comment on the autopsy. FBI agents investigating the case also declined comment. <br> <br> Five other men in the car with Ward at the time of the shooting were expected in court Sept. 15 on various charges.