April 22, 2021
Police said Andrew Brown Jr. was shot when sheriff s deputies tried to serve him a search warrant.
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It happened early yesterday in Elizabeth City.
Police said Andrew Brown Jr. was shot when sheriff s deputies tried to serve him a search warrant. Deputies have not said if Brown was armed or if he posed a threat. No details have been released about the warrant.
Hundreds of people protested last night with Brown s family. They want the body camera footage to be released. The local county sheriff said body cameras were activated during the interaction.
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People filled the streets in Minneapolis, with many saying justice has been served.
But others are acknowledging this is just one step in a longer journey toward equal rights.
Remember, Derek Chauvin was just one of four officers charged in George Floyd s death. The state will make its case against three other former Minneapolis police officers this summer. The trial for Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao is scheduled to begin in August.
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In Columbus, Ohio, the police department released body camera footage within hours after a Black teenage girl was shot and killed by an officer.
It happened yesterday when officers responded to a call that someone was being threatened with a knife.
The clip shows an officer getting out of his car at a house they were called to. The officer moves toward a group of people when the girl starts swinging a knife at another female. The officer gives commands several times and then the girl with the knife charges at someone. That s when the officer opened fire.