Driver charged with assault with a deadly weapon; two peaceful protesters hit in Elizabeth City
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and last updated 2021-05-25 10:06:36-04
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A driver has been charged for hitting two protesters Monday night in Elizabeth City during a peaceful event calling for transparency after the death of Andrew Brown Jr.
Elizabeth City Police said the incident happened at the intersection of Ehringhaus Street and Griffin Street around 6:45 p.m., during the demonstration.
The two victims were taken to a local hospital, treated for non-life threatening injuries and released.
41-year-old Lisa Michelle O Quinn was taken into custody and charged with two counts of Assault With a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill by use of a motor vehicle, one count of Careless and Reckless and one count of Unsafe Movement, police said.
Woman arrested for hitting protesters with car, police say
On Location: May 24, 2021 UP NEXT A North Carolina woman was arrested Monday evening after she allegedly struck peaceful protesters with her car, and police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime. The incident occurred at approximately 6:45 p.m. ET at an intersection in Elizabeth City, a small coastal town some 90 miles northeast of Greenville. People were holding a peaceful demonstration to call for transparency in the fatal shooting of a local resident, Andrew Brown Jr., when a motorist hit two protesters, according to the Elizabeth City Police Department.MORE: No charges for deputies in Andrew Brown Jr. shooting, district attorney says
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A North Carolina woman was arrested Monday evening after she allegedly struck peaceful protesters with her car, and police are investigating the incident as a possible hate crime.
The incident occurred at approximately 6:45 p.m. ET at an intersection in Elizabeth City, a small coastal town some 90 miles northeast of Greenville. People were holding a peaceful demonstration to call for transparency in the fatal shooting of a local resident, Andrew Brown Jr., when a motorist hit two protesters, according to the Elizabeth City Police Department.
A white woman was arrested in North Carolina Monday after she drove her car into two Black women “peacefully protesting” the police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., authorities said, saying the incident may have been a hate crime.