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Glenda Brown Thomas displays a photo of her nephew, Andrew Brown Jr., on her cellphone at her home last week in Elizabeth City, N.C. Brown was shot and killed by sheriff s deputies attempting to execute a warrant. Allen G. Breed/AP
A judge in North Carolina ordered law enforcement body camera footage of the death of Andrew Brown Jr. disclosed to his family, but not released to the public until completion of a state investigation into Brown s death.
Judge Jeffrey Foster ordered the videos disclosed to Brown s family within 10 days.
On April 21, a Black man named Andrew Brown Jr. was shot and killed by Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Stay with Snopes.com for live updates as this story unfolds.
The fatal shooting occurred the day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, was convicted of murder and manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd, also a Black man.
The aftermath of Brown’s death has brought daily news from local police in Pasquotank County, lawyers on both sides, Black Lives Matter supporters, and the victim’s family members and friends.
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FBI opens civil rights investigation into Andrew Brown Jr. shooting
The FBI s Charlotte field office has officially opened an inquiry to determine whether civil rights were violated during the fatal shooting.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation has announced an official investigation into the shooting death of
Andrew Brown Jr. by North Carolina police officers while trying to serve an arrest warrant. Eyewitnesses say Brown, who was in the driveway of his home, was driving away from police when he was shot, per the
CNBCreports the family was allowed to view 20 seconds of the footage recorded leading up to their loved one’s death. The 42-year-old was shot five times. According to the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office, seven of the deputies involved in the arrest were placed on paid leave.
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