A year after Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office deputies shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. while trying to arrest him on charges that he was selling illegal drugs, the small, coastal community at the center of it remains divided.
Pasquotank Sheriff s Office to end Elizabeth City protest assistance
Elizabeth City Police and the Pasquotank Sheriff s Office have been helping with security, but Sheriff Tommy Wooten says he wants to go back to normal operations. Author: 13News Now Staff Updated: 5:28 PM EDT June 23, 2021
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. Pasquotank County s sheriff says his deputies will no longer provide assistance during protests in Elizabeth City.
On April 21, Pasquotank deputies shot and killed Andrew Brown Junior while serving a warrant. The district attorney has decided not to charge the deputies.
However, protesters have been out almost every day since the shooting, demanding justice.
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The group left Elizabeth City at 5:30 a.m. and is scheduled to drop of the letter and meet with Justice Department officials at 1 p.m., according to Kirk Rivers, one of the community activists leading the calls for change following the death of Andrew Brown in April.