Delaying the release of police bodycam footage of Andrew Brown Jr. s death sounds like an excuse
Opinion by Sonia Pruitt
Updated 8:22 PM ET, Tue April 27, 2021
Protestors rally in front of the city municipal building calling for the release of body camera footage of the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
Sonia Pruitt is a retired Montgomery County, Maryland police captain. She is on the Board of Directors and a speaker with the Law Enforcement Action Partnership, which advocates for criminal justice and drug policy reform and is the founder of The Black Police Experience, which promotes the education and history of the intersection of law enforcement and the Black community. She is also an assistant professor of Criminal Justice at Montgomery College in Maryland. The opinions expressed in this commentary are her own. View more opinion at CNN.
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Source: AP Photo/Gerry Broome
On April 21, Andrew Brown was shot and killed by deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. They were executing a search warrant. It occurred around 8:30 that morning. We don’t know what happened, but here’s a quick review (via NYT):
Just before 8:30 a.m. on April 21, a Pasquotank Sheriff’s Office truck drove down a residential street and arrived at a home with deputies sitting in the back, dressed in tactical gear, video footage shows. Moments later, several shots were fired at Mr. Brown. (The video was obtained by WAVY, a Virginia-based television station, through a public records request.)
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