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Demonstrators who are protesting the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. remain in streets after curfew
Police told people protesting last week’s police shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. to head home ahead of an 8 p.m. curfew imposed by Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
It was the seventh night of demonstrations since Brown was fatally shot by deputies who came to his home to serve arrest and search warrants.
The protests come as the FBI announced a federal civil rights investigation, and on the day attorneys for the Brown family released information from an independent autopsy they said shows Brown was shot in the back of the head as he tried to drive away from deputies shooting at him.
The autopsy results come a day after Brown s relatives were shown a 20-second clip of footage from one deputy s body camera. Another family lawyer, Chantel Cherry-Lassiter, who viewed the video, said Monday that officers opened fire on Brown while he had his hands on the steering wheel of a car. She said the video showed Brown trying to drive away but posing no threat to officers.
Brown s son Khalil Ferebee questioned why deputies opened fire. Yesterday I said he was executed. This autopsy report shows me that was correct, he said Tuesday at a news conference. It s obvious he was trying to get away. It s obvious. And they re going to shoot him in the back of the head?
Judge denies public release of body cam footage in fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
Family, lawyers and protesters have demanded the release of the video since the fatal shooting occurred on April 21.
Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, NC will not be released to the public.
According to the
Washington Post, a judge on Wednesday held a court hearing to hear petitions to release the footage and ruled it will not be released to the public but will be disclosed to Brown’s family. Superior Court Judge
Jeff Foster ruled against a petition filed by media outlets, including the
A judge has ruled of body camera footage that shows the death of Andrew Brown Jr., the Black man killed by deputies last week in North Carolina, may be released in 30 days.