Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant, authorities say
By GARY D. ROBERTSON and DENISE LAVOIE The Associated Press,Updated April 21, 2021, 2 hours ago
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People gathered outside the municipal building after at least one Pasquotank County Sheriff s deputy shot and killed a Black man, Andrew Brown Jr., while executing a search warrant, the sheriff s office said.Gerry Broome/Associated Press
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) â A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from community members who demanded law enforcement accountability and the immediate release of body camera footage.
People gather outside the municipal building after at least one Pasquotank County Sheriff s deputy shot and killed a Black man while executing a search warrant, the sheriff s office said, April 21, 2021, in Elizabeth City, N.C. (Gerry Broome/AP)
A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from community members who demanded law enforcement accountability and the immediate release of body camera footage.
Authorities wouldn t provide details of the shooting but an eyewitness said that Andrew Brown Jr. was shot while trying to drive away, and that deputies fired at him multiple times. The car skidded out of Brown s yard and eventually hit a tree, said Demetria Williams, who lives on the same street.
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while serving a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from community members who demanded law enforcement accountability and the immediate release of body camera footage.
Authorities wouldn’t provide details of the shooting but an eyewitness said that Andrew Brown Jr. was shot while trying to drive away, and that deputies fired at him multiple times. The car skidded out of Brown’s yard and eventually hit a tree, said Demetria Williams, who lives on the same street.