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Police told people protesting last week's police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. to head home ahead of an 8 p.m. curfew imposed by Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
District Attorney Says Andrew Brown Jr. Hit Police With Car Before Officer-Involved Shooting
A North Carolina district attorney said Wednesday that Andrew Brown Jr.’s car hit deputies before they fired shots at him, killing him, in the latest officer-involved shooting that is drawing the ire of Black Lives Matter activists.
District Attorney Andrew Womble told a judge at a hearing that he viewed body camera footage of the incident and disagreed with how lawyers for Brown’s family described his death. The lawyers had claimed that Brown’s car was stationary when officers fired.
Brown’s car, however, struck deputies twice before shots were heard, Womble added.
North Carolina sheriff identifies deputies involved in fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
A North Carolina judge ruled that video from four body cameras associated with the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. will not be released publicly at this time. CNN s Jason Carroll reports.
Posted: Apr 28, 2021 3:10 PM
Updated: Apr 30, 2021 5:15 AM
Posted By: CNN
The Pasquotank County sheriff on Thursday identified three deputies he said fired shots at Andrew Brown Jr. and four other deputies involved in the incident in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, who have returned to duty from administrative leave.
Sheriff Tommy Wooten said in a news release that he looked at body camera footage and other evidence.