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Andrew Brown Jr. s son describes what he saw on police video 05:37
Elizabeth City, North Carolina (CNN)Six days after Andrew Brown Jr. was fatally shot by police, protesters gathered again Monday to call for the release of the body camera footage they hope will answer questions surrounding his death.
Peaceful demonstrations have taken place in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, since Wednesday, the day the 42-year-old Black man was fatally shot by Pasquotank County sheriff s deputies, who according to authorities were attempting to serve him an arrest warrant.
Protesters have called for the release of police bodycam footage, which authorities say they are prevented from making public without a court order. Brown s family was shown footage Monday though the clip was only 20 seconds long, said family attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter who was also shown the video.
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(CNN) - The FBI s Charlotte field office confirmed they have opened a federal civil rights investigation into last week s police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., according to an FBI spokesperson. Agents will work closely with the US Attorney s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice to determine whether federal laws were violated. As this is an ongoing investigation, we cannot comment further, the statement says.
Brown, a 42-year-old Black man in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was fatally shot in the back of the head while he tried to drive away from Pasquotank County sheriff s deputies, who had already shot him four times in the right arm, family attorney Wayne Kendall said Tuesday, citing a private autopsy of Brown s body.
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