Ben Finley
Family members react during the funeral for Andrew Brown Jr., Monday, May 3, 2021, at Fountain of Life Church in Elizabeth City, N.C. Brown was fatally shot by Pasquotank County Sheriff deputies trying to serve a search warrant. (AP Photo/Gerry Broome) May 07, 2021 - 2:54 PM
NORFOLK, Va. - Family members of a Black man who was fatally shot in his car by sheriffâs deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, will get to view more body camera footage of the incident on Tuesday. But they will only be shown a fraction of the recorded footage, under a judgeâs written ruling.
By BEN FINLEY - Associated Press
NORFOLK, Va. â The family of a Black man who was fatally shot in his car by sheriffâs deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, will only be shown a fraction of body camera footage recorded at the scene and could wait days longer to view it, under a judgeâs written ruling.
Attorneys for Andrew Brown Jr.âs family had expected to see the video as soon as this week after Judge Jeffery Foster ruled from the bench on April 27 that the family would be shown the videos âwithin 10 days. The judge also said he would specify in a written order which portions they could view.
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The family of Andrew Brown Jr. releases doves into a stormy sky at the close of his funeral on Monday, May 3 at the Fountain of Life Church in Elizabeth City, N.C. Brown was killed by Pasquotank Sheriff’s deputies as they were serving search and arrest warrants on April 21.
On Monday afternoon, mourners filed into the Fountain of Life Church in Elizabeth City, N.C. to remember the life of Andrew Brown Jr., the 42-year-old Black man killed last month by Pasquotank Sheriff’s deputies as they were serving drug-related search and arrest warrants.
“We are going to celebrate Andrew Brown Jr. today, but do not confuse the celebration with the determination to get justice,” said Reverend Al Sharpton, who delivered Brown’s eulogy. Brown “might have had a record, but he had a right to live his life,” he said.
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