Wallio s email also said that another three deputies have recently resigned, but he later clarified that the resignations were unrelated to the shooting. He said the department has about 55 total sworn deputies.
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper joined calls for the swift release of the body camera footage, saying that initial reports of what happened “are tragic and extremely concerning.” The body camera footage should be made public as quickly as possible, he said in a tweet Friday night.
Earlier in the day, the City Council in Elizabeth City unanimously voted to send a letter to the sheriff, local prosecutor and State Bureau of Investigation demanding release of body camera footage. The measure also directed city staff to petition a local court to release the footage if the sheriff denies the council s request. Wooten has confirmed that at least one deputy was wearing an active body camera but hasn t given a timetable for releasing it.
Seven North Carolina deputies have been placed on leave after fatal shooting of Black man in Elizabeth City
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Seven deputies on leave after fatal shooting of Black man in North Carolina
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Demonstrators outside City Hall as they await members of the city council who held an emergency meeting in regards to the death of Andrew Brown Jr. Photo / AP
Demonstrators outside City Hall as they await members of the city council who held an emergency meeting in regards to the death of Andrew Brown Jr. Photo / AP
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Seven North Carolina deputies have been placed on leave in the aftermath of a Black man being shot and killed by members of their department serving drug-related search and arrest warrants.
7 Deputies Placed on Leave After Fatal Shooting of Black Man in North Carolina
Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday joined growing calls for the release of body-camera footage of the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City.
Demonstrators in Elizabeth City, N.C., demanded the release of deputies’ body-camera footage of the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.Credit.Robert Willett/The News & Observer, via Associated Press
April 23, 2021
Seven sheriff’s deputies have been placed on leave, and the governor of North Carolina is calling for the release of body-camera footage after deputies shot and killed a Black man on Wednesday, the authorities said.