The U.S. Justice Department has condemned leaks which have sprung from grand jury hearings in the case of a police-involved shooting of an 18-year-old boy in Ferguson, Missouri.

The shooting occurred in early August and has since sparked a number of protests in addition to nationwide attention over the fate of the officer who pulled the trigger.

To-date, three autopsies have been conducted on Michael Brown, the latest of which was leaked and appears to align more closely with the events as outlined by Officer Darren Wilson, according to The Los Angeles Times.

The Justice Department spoke out, and said, "There seems to be an inappropriate effort to influence public opinion about this case."

A previous incident involving an alleged leak occurred on Twitter when a St. Louis woman's account displayed a post that said she knew someone on the grand jury and it appeared the officer would be let off the hook. Soon after the incident, the account was shut down by the owner, who claims her handle was hacked. It later reappeared when someone again hacked it to use it for its notoriety after news had spread.

The events of the day as reported in news media indicate Brown was in the back of a patrol car, struggling, and Darren's gun discharged in the vehicle. A foot chase ensued and Brown was eventually shot several times.

The leaked autopsy report seems to jibe with the idea that Brown was in close range and in a forward-motion, either lunging for or falling, toward Wilson's gun.

"There is no way there should be reports from all these anonymous sources and these 'leaks' ....This is supposed to play out in the courts and the justice system, and not the media," Patricia Bynes, a Ferguson resident and prominent voice in the protest movement, told the LA Times.

The grand jury hearings began a few weeks later and the 12 members have asked for an extension to review evidence until January.