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ST. LOUIS • Ferguson police Officer Darren Wilson testified for almost four hours Tuesday in front of a St. Louis County grand jury investigating the Aug. 9 shooting of Michael Brown, a source with knowledge of the investigation said Wednesday.

Wilson was not obligated to testify, and has also spoken with St. Louis County investigators twice and federal investigators once, the source said. The source said that Wilson had been “cooperative.”

Ed Magee, a spokesman for St. Louis County Prosecuting Attorney Robert P. McCulloch's office, said Wednesday that he would not comment on which witnesses have testified.

McCulloch has said that prosecutors would present all the evidence and witnesses to the 12 members of the jury and leave the decision of whether to charge Wilson up to them. Magee told the Post-Dispatch Monday that prosecutors will help navigate legal issues.

The grand jury hearing the evidence was empanelled before the shooting. Its term would have normally expired last week, but prosecutors sought an extension and Circuit Judge Carolyn Whittington granted it — extending the term to Jan. 7, the maximum allowed under the law. McCulloch originally said a decision could come by mid-October, but the extension allows more time if needed to present evidence.

McCulloch has promised to seek the public release of all evidence if there is no indictment.

Police said that Wilson, who is white, struggled with Brown, 18, who was black, and that during the episode Brown was killed by Wilson’s shots.

Brown's family and some witnesses have said Brown was surrendering when he died. Others who have spoken publicly say it was not clear what Brown was doing when he turned after fleeing from the encounter.

Christine Byers of the Post-Dispatch contributed to this report.