Andrew Brown Jr. family files $30M lawsuit over shooting by deputies
By Chris Williams
Andrew Brown Jr. shooting: $30M federal lawsuit filed by family
The family of Andrew Brown Jr., who was killed by officers in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, have filed a federal lawsuit against the officers involved in the shooting.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - The family of a North Carolina Black man shot and killed by deputies has filed a $30 million lawsuit in federal court Wednesday.
"I want everyone watching to understand that for Black folk in this country justice is a verb. This is the first step in acting upon--this is that first step in action," attorney Bakari Sellers said during a news conference Wednesday.