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May 18, 2021
PASQUOTANK COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) Pasquotank County District Attorney R. Andrew Womble will hold a press conference Tuesday to discuss the results of an independent investigation by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation into the deputy-involved shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. last month. Brown was killed April 21 while he was in a car on Perry Street in Elizabeth City.
Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office deputies and other law enforcement were attempting to serve a drug-related search warrant at the time. Seven deputies were initially put on administrative leave. Four have since returned to their jobs because Pasquotank Sheriff Tommy Wooten said it “was obvious” they did not have their weapons drawn.
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ARI SHAPIRO, HOST: Authorities in North Carolina issued their conclusions today into the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. by sheriff s deputies
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ANDREW WOMBLE: Based upon my review of the facts of this case, I have determined that the shooting of Andrew Brown on April 21, 2021, was justified to protect the safety and lives of the deputies on the scene.
SHAPIRO: That s District Attorney Andrew Womble presenting findings by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation. Womble says none of the deputies involved in the shooting will face criminal charges in Brown s death. Brown died last month while officers attempted to carry out a felony drug warrant. NPR s Sarah McCammon was at this morning s press conference and joins us now from Elizabeth City.