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REFILE-UPDATE 1-At North Carolina funeral of Black man shot dead by police, mourners call for reform Reuters 5 hrs ago
By Jonathan Drake
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C., May 3 (Reuters) - Family, friends and civil rights leaders gathered on Monday at a North Carolina church to mourn Andrew Brown, a Black man shot to death last month by sheriff s deputies - the latest in a national spate of killings to trigger demands for racial justice.
Speaking over Brown s casket, Rev. Al Sharpton told the congregation that the drive to reform policing in the United States was a chapter in a decades-long struggle by Black Americans.
Family, friends gather to mourn Andrew Brown Jr. at funeral
The family gathered at a church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on Monday to say goodbye to their loved one and call for justice.
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Andrew Brown Jr. was laid to rest on Monday in Elizabeth City, North Carolina as the investigation into his death and nationwide calls for justice and transparency continue.
10 On Your Side, the invite-only event tasked Reverend
Al Sharpton with delivering the eulogy. During his speech, he demanded law enforcement release the video that shows the full picture of the circumstances which resulted in officers shooting Brown Jr. multiple times, including in the back of the head.
At the funeral of Andrew Brown, Jr., Rev. Al Sharpton gave his second eulogy in two weeks for a Black man killed by law enforcement. You ve got to be subject to the law whether you ve got on blue jeans or a blue uniform, he said.
Updated May 3, 2021 at 12:35 PM ET
Family, friends and national civil rights advocates gathered Monday for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C., as the circumstances of his shooting death last month by sheriff s deputies remained unclear.
The Rev. Al Sharpton gave his second eulogy in two weeks for a Black man killed by law enforcement, pressing officials to release body camera footage and painting the ongoing outcry over policing as the latest chapter of the civil rights movement in America. Sharpton also eulogized Daunte Wright at his April 22 funeral.