On April 21, a Black man named Andrew Brown Jr. was shot and killed by Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Stay with Snopes.com for live updates as this story unfolds. The fatal shooting occurred the day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, who is white, was convicted of murder and manslaughter charges in the death of George Floyd, also a Black man. The aftermath of Brown’s death has brought daily news from local police in Pasquotank County, lawyers on both sides, Black Lives Matter supporters, and the victim’s family members and friends.