Three deputies who fired shots at Andrew Brown Jr. will be reinstated and retrained, sheriff says
District Attorney Andrew Womble announced Tuesday that the deputies who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. last month were justified in using deadly force, saying Brown “recklessly” drove at the officers on scene while trying to flee arrest.
“Mr. Brown’s death, while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown’s actions caused three deputies to reasonably believe it was necessary to use deadly force to protect themselves and others,” Womble said.
The three deputies who fired at Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, will be also be reinstated and retrained, Pasquotank Sheriff Tommy Wooten said Tuesday. Wooten announced disciplinary action would be taken against the deputies that responded to the scene.
District Attorney says deputies were justified in fatally shooting Andrew Brown Jr.
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District Attorney Andrew Womble announced Tuesday that the deputies who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. last month were justified in using deadly force, saying Brown “recklessly” drove at the officers on scene while trying to flee arrest.
“Mr. Brown’s death, while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown’s actions caused three deputies to reasonably believe it was necessary to use deadly force to protect themselves and others,” Womble said.
In response, attorneys for the family of Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, called the decision not to charge the officers an “insult and a slap in the face.”
Andrew Brown Jr. case: Deputies will keep jobs after prosecutor says fatal shooting justified
By Kelly Hayes and Megan Ziegler
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Andrew Brown Jr s death justified, according to North Carolina District Attorney; Officers will not face charges
North Carolina District Attorney Andrew Womble said at a press conference on Tuesday that the deputy-involved shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. while tragic, was justified.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - The three deputies involved in the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. last month in Elizabeth City will keep their jobs after being disciplined and retrained, Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II said Tuesday just hours after a district attorney said the deputies were justified in their actions.