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Father of 10 shot dead in North Carolina
Forty-year-old Andrew Brown, father of 10, was fatally shot Wednesday morning by a Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputy in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Few details are known about the police shooting at this time, but the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office states the shooting occurred around 8:30 a.m. while deputies were serving a search warrant.
According to a witness, Brown got into his car and started to drive away. Neighbors said the deputy fired his weapon between 6 and 8 times into Brown’s vehicle. The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has been called in to take over the investigation.
Andrew Brown Shot and Killed by Police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, During Search Warrant
On 4/21/21 at 3:48 PM EDT
Andrew Brown Jr., a North Carolina man, was shot and killed by police in Elizabeth City on Wednesday morning while officers were executing a search warrant against the man.
Pasquotank County Sheriff Timmy Wooten confirmed Brown s identity during an afternoon press conference roughly seven hours after the shooting. It s been a tragic day, he said. We will be transparent with this situation, absolutely.
Wooten added that deputies from his office conducted a search warrant at 421 Perry Street around 8:30 a.m. He did not specify what the search warrant was for.
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Who was Andrew Brown? Man shot and killed in the Elizabeth City
Katrina Schollenberger, SEO Reporter
Updated: Apr 21 2021, 13:58 ET
A MAN was shot by authorities in Elizabeth City, North Carolina in the early hours of April 21, 2021.
There are few details at this time, but the sheriff’s office confirmed the shooting involved a fatality.
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Who was killed in the Elizabeth City shooting?
A man named Andrew Brown was fatally shot by a police officer who was executing a search warrant on April 21.
Deputies were serving a search warrant when Brown was shot while driving away, witnesses say.
Neighbors say they heard anywhere from 6 to 8 shots. It s unclear if Brown was armed at the time.