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15.07.2021 / 13:15

Andrew Brown Jr. family files $30M lawsuit over shooting by deputies

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - The family of a North Carolina Black man shot and killed by deputies has filed a $30 million lawsuit in federal court Wednesday."I want everyone watching to understand that for Black folk in this country justice is a verb. This is the first step in acting upon--this is that first step in action," attorney Bakari Sellers said during a news conference Wednesday.Andrew Brown Jr., 42, was shot to death in April by one or more deputy sheriffs trying to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants.

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Black man's death fuels debate over police shooting at cars

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Police departments across the U.S. — including in large cities such as New York and Denver — strictly limit shooting at moving vehicles because they consider the practice ineffective and not worth the risk to human life.

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Andrew Brown Jr. case: Prosecutor to reveal results of investigation into shooting

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - A North Carolina prosecutor says he's ready to discuss the results of a state investigation into the fatal shooting of a Black man by sheriff's deputies.In a written statement, District Attorney Andrew Womble announced a news conference for Tuesday morning to talk about what the State Bureau of Investigation found in its probe of the death of Andrew Brown Jr.The statement didn’t elaborate, and Womble didn’t respond to an email asking if he would announce a decision about filing criminal charges against the deputies.FILE - Attorneys Chance Lynch, Bakari Sellers and Harry Daniel hold a news conference about police video footage of the shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr.

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Andrew Brown Jr.'s family to see more body cam recordings of deadly shooting in Elizabeth City

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) - 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 recordings were to be shown to relatives of Andrew Brown Jr.

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Pastors rally, seek transparency in Elizabeth City shooting

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Pastors and denominational leaders rallied in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on Saturday to call for greater transparency in the investigation into the death of a Black man who was fatally shot in his car by sheriff’s deputies.

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Deputy shooting becomes part of city's long history on race

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – The murder trial of former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin was wrapping up when Dakwon Gibbs told a friend that George Floyd’s killing — and others like it — would never happen in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

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Andrew Brown Jr.: Mourners to gather Monday for funeral of Black man killed by NC deputies

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - Loved ones will gather Monday in North Carolina for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies, as his family continues to demand the release of body camera footage in the case. The funeral service, which is invite-only, begins at noon in a church in Elizabeth City following a public viewing on Sunday. The Rev. Al Sharpton will deliver the eulogy, planning to celebrate his legacy and reflect on his life, and other speakers will include Brown's relatives as well as civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who’s representing Brown’s family, and the Rev.

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Mourners gathering Monday for funeral of Andrew Brown Jr.

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Mourners will gather on Monday for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina, with eulogists planning to celebrate his legacy and reflect on his life.

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Deputy shooting becomes part of city's long history on race

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North Carolina body camera law comes under harsh glare

RALEIGH, N.C. – A North Carolina law that gives local courts authority over the release of body camera video has come under a harsh glare after a judge refused to make public footage of deputies shooting and killing Andrew Brown Jr.

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Andrew Brown Jr.: Judge rules video of shooting death involving NC deputies can be released in 30 days

ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 27: Benjamin Crump and Wayne Kendall (L), lawyers representing the family of Andrew Brown Jr., stand with an autopsy chart that their team conducted showing where Mr. Brown was shot on April 27, 2021 in Elizabet Brown, a 42-year-old Black man from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was shot to death last week by one or more deputy sheriffs trying to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants, authorities said.

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Prosecutor says body cam footage shows Andrew Brown Jr. hit deputies with car before they opened fire

ELIZABETH CITY, NORTH CAROLINA - APRIL 27: Benjamin Crump and Wayne Kendall (L), lawyers representing the family of Andrew Brown Jr., stand with an autopsy chart that their team conducted showing where Mr. Brown was shot on April 27, 2021 in Elizabet A prosecutor said Andrew Brown Jr., the Black man killed by deputies last week in North Carolina, hit them with his car before they fired shots.District Attorney Andrew Womble told a judge at a hearing Wednesday that this is what he saw when he viewed body camera video.

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Andrew Brown Jr. shot 5 times including back of head, attorneys say independent autopsy shows

was shot to death last week by one or more deputy sheriffs trying to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants, authorities said. An eyewitness said Brown tried to drive away but was shot dead in his car.At the news conference Tuesday, Brown's son Khalil Ferebee questioned why deputies had to shoot so many times at a man who, he said, posed no threat."Yesterday I said he was executed.

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Pathologist says Black man shot 5 times by deputies

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – An independent autopsy shows that Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputies in North Carolina, was shot five times, including in the back of the head, attorneys for the man's family announced Tuesday.

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Andrew Brown Jr.: Family to view body camera footage of fatal NC shooting

said they planned to hold a press conference at 11:30 a.m. ET following the family’s viewing of the footage in the case.Brown, a 42-year-old from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was shot to death Wednesday by one or more deputy sheriffs trying to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants, authorities said.

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Andrew Brown Jr.: NC sheriff will ask court to release body cam video in deadly shooting

ELIZABETH CITY, NC - APRIL 23: A demonstrator holds a sign addressing Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten after an emergency city council meeting April 23, 2021 in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

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Calls mount for video release in fatal shooting by deputies

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – Leaders of a North Carolina city where a Black man was shot and killed by deputies serving search and drug-related warrants planned Friday to vote on a resolution urging a court to release body camera video of the shooting.

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