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Andrew Brown Jr.: From push for justice to DAâs announcement of âjustifiedâ shooting in N.C.
DA: Death of Andrew Brown Jr justified By WBTV Web Staff | May 18, 2021 at 4:15 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 7:48 PM
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/CBS/WITN/AP) - Andrew Brown Jr. was the victim of an officer-involved shooting in North Carolina.
On April 21, Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a Pasquotank County deputies while law enforcement officers were serving drug-related search and arrest warrants on his Perry Street home in Elizabeth City.
The deadly shooting sparked protests across the state, and the nation, over police brutality.
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) Mourners were gathering 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.
The invitation-only service at noon in a church in Elizabeth City follows public viewings that drew scores of people the previous day. The Rev. Al Sharpton is to deliver the eulogy, and other speakers include Brown’s relatives as well as civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Brown’s family, and the Rev. William Barber II, leader of the Poor People’s campaign.
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Rev. Al Sharpton issued a powerful call for transparency and the release of body camera footage at the funeral Monday for Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina, likening withholding the video to a con job done on the public.
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Posted: May 03, 2021 1:21 PM ET | Last Updated: May 3
The casket of Andrew Brown Jr. is moved after his funeral on Monday in Elizabeth City, N.C.(Gerry Broome/The Associated Press)
Rev. Al Sharpton issued a powerful call for transparency and the release of body camera footage at the funeral Monday for Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina, likening withholding the video to a con job done on the public.
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“I know a con game when I see it, the civil rights activist said of police holding on to footage of the North Carolina shooting.
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) The Rev. Al Sharpton issued a powerful call for transparency and the release of body camera footage at the funeral Monday for Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina, likening withholding the video to a “con” job done on the public.
“I know a con game when I see it. Release the whole tape and let the folks see what happened to Andrew Brown,” Sharpton told mourners in a fiery eulogy at the invitation-only service at a church in Elizabeth City.
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