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Update: Brown s family speaks as protestors call for body cam video to be released By Spectrum News Staff and Charles Duncan North Carolina UPDATED 9:45 PM ET Apr. 22, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:30 PM ET Apr. 22, 2021 PUBLISHED 4:30 PM EDT Apr. 22, 2021
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. Protests continued Thursday night in Elizabeth City after sheriff s deputies shot and killed a Black man Wednesday morning.
Deputies shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr., who was 40 years old according to family members, Wednesday morning while they were serving a search and arrest warrant at a home on Perry Street, Pasquetonk County Sheriff Tommy Wooten said. Wooten said the warrant was for felony drug charges.
Relatives remember Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man killed by deputy in North Carolina
By ALLEN G. BREED and MICHAEL KUNZELMAN The Associated Press,Updated April 22, 2021, 2 hours ago
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People gathered for a peaceful demonstration protesting the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.Gerry Broome/Associated Press
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) â Andrew Brown Jr.âs easy smile, which belied hardship, loss and troubles with the law, was memorable for his dimples, his relatives said. He was quick to crack a joke at the family gatherings he tried not to miss after losing both of his parents. He encouraged his children to make good grades even though he dropped out of high school himself. Above all, he was determined to give them a better life than he had.
Andrew Brown Jr., man killed by deputy, recalled as storyteller, jokester
The 42-year-old Black man from North Carolina, was shot to death Wednesday by one or more deputy sheriffs trying to serve arrest warrants
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Andrew Brown Jr.’s easy smile, which belied hardship, loss and troubles with the law, was memorable for his dimples, his relatives said. He was quick to crack a joke at the family gatherings he tried not to miss after losing both of his parents. He encouraged his children to make good grades even though he dropped out of high school himself. Above all, he was determined to give them a better life than he had.
The 42-year-old Black man from Elizabeth City, North Carolina, was shot to death Wednesday by one or more deputy sheriffs trying to serve drug-related search.