The death of 17-year-old Jessica Hernandez, who was shot and killed by Denver police on Jan. 26, has been ruled a homicide by the Denver, Colo., medical examiner’s office. The autopsy report shows that Hernandez had four gunshot wounds, two through the left side of the chest, one on the right thigh and one in the pelvis, and that she was shot from the driver’s side of the car, not at close range. These findings contradict claims by the Denver Police Department that the teen was driving at officers when they shot her.

According to the report, one of the bullets that hit the girl in the chest struck both lungs and heart. Dr. James L. Caruso, Denver’s Chief Medical Examiner/Coroner, said that with the information currently available to him, “the manner of death, in my opinion, is homicide.” The autopsy report also showed that Hernandez had marijuana and a small amount of alcohol in her system.

The police report of the events that occurred during the shooting is also contradicted by one of the passengers in the car, who said that officers approached from the back, did not give any verbal commands, and fired four times into the driver’s side window. The person, speaking anonymously to the Associated Press, said the car may have struck an officer, but only after Hernandez lost control after being shot. The lawyer for Hernandez’s family, Qusair Mohamedbhai, claims that after the girl was shot she was dragged out of the car, dropped on the ground and handcuffed, claims backed up by witnesses.

The Denver Police Department has said that two officers, Daniel Greene and Gabriel Jordan, found the stolen car in the alley with five people inside. Hernandez was behind the wheel. They reported that they told the teens several times to get out of the car, and fired at the car only after it sped toward them.

Dan Montgomery, a use-of-force expert and retired Colorado police chief, warned against drawing any conclusions at this time based on the autopsy report. He said it is like putting a giant jigsaw puzzle together, and right now there are only two “tiny little pieces.”

Hernandez’s family is requesting an independent autopsy and are calling for an independent federal investigation into the teen’s death. Mohamedbhai said that the District Attorney in Denver has not prosecuted a police shooting since 1992.