Andrew Brown Jr. didn t drive into deputies who shot him, attorneys say
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Andrew Brown Jr. family watch more body cam footage of deputy-involved shooting
Attorneys for Andrew Brown Jr. s family held a news conference Tuesday in Elizabeth City, N.C. after relatives watched body cam footage of the deadly deputy-involved shooting last month.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - Lawyers for relatives of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man fatally shot by deputies, said Tuesday that body camera videos show that he didn’t strike them with his car before they opened fire, contradicting a local prosecutor.
Chance Lynch, a lawyer who viewed the footage in private with Brown s family, said Brown was sitting in his stationary car with his hands on the wheel when the first of numerous shots was fired. Family members had previously seen about 20 seconds of the video but were shown approximately 18 minutes on Tuesday under a judge’s order.
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File photo of Andrew Brown s son Khalil Ferebee addressing reporters on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Lawyers for relatives of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man fatally shot by deputies, said Tuesday that body camera videos show that he didn’t strike them with his car before they opened fire, contradicting a local prosecutor.
Chance Lynch, a lawyer who viewed the footage in private with Brown s family, said Brown was sitting in his stationary car with his hands on the wheel when the first of numerous shots was fired. Family members had previously seen about 20 seconds of the video but were shown approximately 18 minutes on Tuesday under a judge’s order.
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The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina is expected to view more than 18 minutes of body camera video of the encounter on Tuesday.
The recordings will to be shown to relatives of Andrew Brown Jr. at 3 p.m., according to county officials. Family attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter said a news conference will likely follow.
Brown was behind the wheel of his car and outside his house in Elizabeth City when he was shot on April 21. Deputies working on a regional drug task force were serving a drug-related search warrant at the time.
What we saw was a massacre by a firing squad : Bodycam footage shows Andrew Brown Jr. did NOT drive into cops who shot him dead, lawyers for his family say after they were allowed to watch 18 more minutes of the two-hour video
Attorney Chance Lynch said Tuesday the footage shows Brown was sitting in his stationary car with his hands on the wheel when officers first opened fire on him
He said Brown actually did the opposite of driving at the officers, reversing and turning his car to go the opposite direction after the cops opened fire
Lawyers described Brown s death as a massacre by a firing squad as they called for the arrest, conviction, and a long prison sentence for the officers
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.
Lawyers for relatives of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina, said Tuesday that body camera videos show that he didn’t strike them with his car before they opened fire, contradicting a local prosecutor.
Chance Lynch, a lawyer who viewed the footage in private with Brown’s family, said Brown was sitting in his stationary car with his hands on the wheel when the first of numerous shots was fired. Family members had previously seen about 20 seconds of the video but were shown approximately 18 minutes on Tuesday under a judge’s order.