For WUNC File photo of Andrew Brown s son Khalil Ferebee addressing reporters on Tuesday, April 27, 2021 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff s deputies in North Carolina is expected to view more than 18 minutes of body camera video of the incident on Tuesday.
The footage will to be shown to family members of Andrew Brown Jr. at 3 p.m., according to county officials. Family attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter said a news conference will likely follow the viewing.
Brown was behind the wheel of his car and outside of his house in Elizabeth City when he was shot on April 21. Sheriff s deputies working as part of a regional drug task force were serving a drug-related search warrant at the time.
“We did not see any actions on Mr. Brown’s part where he made contact with them or tried to go in their direction, Lynch told reporters. In fact, he did just the opposite. While there was a group of law enforcement that were in front of him, he went the opposite direction.”
Lynch, who described the shooting as “unconstitutional” and “unjustified,” said body camera footage of the shooting s aftermath shows that deputies found no weapons on Brown.
“My father did not deserve to die at all, his son Jha rod Ferebee told reporters after watching the footage. He did not deserve to get killed in any way, shape or form. He did not pose any threat at all.”
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The family of Andrew Brown, a North Carolina black man killed by police during the execution of a drug warrant last month, is set to view 18 minutes of body camera footage Tuesday afternoon after relatives were previously granted access to a shorter snippet.
The video will be shown to those close to Brown at around 3 p.m., according to the
Associated Press, which cited county officials. The incident contains more than two hours of relevant footage, though a judge concluded that the bulk of the video did not contain images of the deceased, and thus are not appropriate for disclosure at this time.
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ELIZABETH CITY â The family of a Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff s deputies in North Carolina is expected to view more than 18 minutes of body camera video of the encounter on Tuesday.
The Rev. Al Sharpton issued a powerful call for transparency and the release of body camera footage at the funeral Monday for Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina, with the civil rights leader likening withholding the video to a con job done on the public.
The recordings will to be shown to relatives of Andrew Brown Jr. at 3 p.m., according to county officials. Family attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter said a news conference will likely follow.
“We did not see any actions on Mr. Brown’s part where he made contact with them or tried to go in their direction, Lynch told reporters. In fact, he did just the opposite. While there was a group of law enforcement that were in front of him, he went the opposite direction.”
Lynch, who described the shooting as “unconstitutional” and “unjustified,” said body camera footage of the shooting s aftermath shows that deputies found no weapons on Brown.
“My father did not deserve to die at all, his son Jha rod Ferebee told reporters after watching the footage. He did not deserve to get killed in any way, shape or form. He did not pose any threat at all.”