Andrew Brown Jr.: From push for justice to DAâs announcement of âjustifiedâ shooting in N.C.
DA: Death of Andrew Brown Jr 'justified'
By WBTV Web Staff | May 18, 2021 at 4:15 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 7:48 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/CBS/WITN/AP) - Andrew Brown Jr. was the victim of an officer-involved shooting in North Carolina.
On April 21, Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a Pasquotank County deputies while law enforcement officers were serving drug-related search and arrest warrants on his Perry Street home in Elizabeth City.
The deadly shooting sparked protests across the state, and the nation, over police brutality.