By The Associated Press, AP
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) Attorneys for the family of a Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff s deputies in North Carolina have asked the local prosecutor to recuse himself from the investigation because they say he s too close to the men who fired their weapons.
Attorneys Ben Crump and Bakari Sellers said in statements Monday that District Attorney Andrew Womble s involvement would be a “miscarriage of justice” for Andrew Brown Jr., who was killed April 21 in Elizabeth City.
“The involved officers have close relationships with District Attorney Andrew Womble, making him unfit to lead the investigation into Andrew’s killing,” Crump said in his statement.
Updated: 4:29 PM EDT May 8, 2021 WXII12.com Web Staff RELATED VIDEO: Pasquotank County sheriff announces Andrew Brown s family to see body camera video TuesdayAttorneys for the family of Andrew Brown Jr., who was killed by deputies in a shooting in Elizabeth City, asked for a district attorney to recuse himself from the case.The attorneys cited well-defined conflicts between the prosecutor and the sheriff s office and said District Attorney Andrew Womble s recusal was in the interest of fairness, transparency and the pursuit of justice in a letter sent to his office. Womble, the district attorney for Pasquotank and nearby counties, said Brown s moving vehicle made contact with law enforcement officers twice before the deputies opened fire. The family attorneys dispute that account. There is no doubt all seven officers involved, including the three shooters, have worked directly with you and your office for years in prosecuting various cases, the family
By Cherranda Smith
The family of
Andrew Brown Jr. will have to continue to wait to view the body camera footage of their loved one’s shooting death by police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina following a judge’s written order. Under this latest order, Brown’s family will also only be able to view less than 20 minutes out of the nearly two hours of body cam footage that authorities have.
“The portions of the videos withheld are found to not contain images of the deceased, and thus are not appropriate for disclosure at this time,” Judge
On April 27, Foster ruled that Brown’s family would be able to view the footage “within 10 days,” but the new order, written on Thursday (May 6) said the 10-day period would start from when this latest ruling was given.
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Demonstrators, led by clergy, march Wednesday, April 28, 2021 from Mt. Lebanon AME Zion Church in Elizabeth City, N.C., to the site where Andrew Brown Jr. was shot and killed by Pasquotank County Sheriff deputies. A Pasquotank County judge denied the petition by the media to release the body camera footage in the shooting of Brown Jr. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
Tragedy hit Elizabeth City, N.C., with the death of a 42-year-old Black man, Andrew Brown, Jr. He was fatally shot outside of his home by Pasquotank County sheriffâs deputies when they attempted to serve an arrest warrant.