Family of Andrew Brown Jr. to file federal lawsuit over his police killing By Jordan Freiman, Brandi Kellam, Jeff Pegues
May 19, 2021 / 10:08 PM / CBS News No charges in Andrew Brown Jr. s killing
The family of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man who was shot and killed by police in April, plans to file a federal lawsuit over his death, attorney Harry Daniels confirmed to CBS News. The lawsuit will allege that Brown was deprived of his rights under color of state law.
Daniels has also said he wants the Department of Justice to intervene immediately in the case after it was announced no charges would be filed against any of the officers involved in the shooting. The FBI has also launched an investigation to determine if Brown s civil rights were violated.
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Police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, declared an unlawful assembly at least four times Wednesday night as a crowd gathered to protest a district attorney’s decision this week regarding the law enforcement fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
At least eight people were arrested, WITN-TV of Washington, North Carolina, reported. One suspect was apprehended after climbing on top of a police vehicle, the report said.
That protester was charged with injury to personal property and assault on a government official after he said he pushed an officer s hand out of his face, the protester told WITN.
Police see a threat. Family sees fear. Expert sees clips of Andrew Brown Jr. show everything wrong with policing . Tami Abdollah, USA TODAY
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Corrections and clarifications: This story originally provided an incorrect title for Ken Cooper. He s director of THT of New York, a New York state-certified firearms and security training academy.
To a civil liberties advocate, the same videos show a scared Black man trying to flee a phalanx of deputies with their guns drawn by driving across a lawn at a relatively modest speed.
Video of Brown s death, shown Tuesday, is like bodycam videos of similar deaths: It supports the beliefs of the person who sees it. Police experts who understand officers are trained to stop threats look at whether the deputies followed policy. Civil rights advocates who have seen Black men killed after confrontations spiral out of control see how Brown s death could have been avoided.