Who was Andrew Brown Jr?
Brown was 42 years old, according to court records, and had a history of drug violations and a minor drug possession conviction, stated The Associated Press. He was the father of 10 children, according to WAVY. âHe wasnât a violent person,â Daniel Bowser, who said he and Brown were friends for almost 30 years, told The News & Observer. âHe didnât mess with guns, he didnât tote no guns, he said, adding: I donât care what they put out there, he didnât deserve to die.â
Brown s grandmother Lydia Brown, 92, and aunt Clarissa Brown Gibson told The Associated Press that they heard of his death on the television. âI am upset. Andrew was a good person,â said the nonagenarian. â(The deputy) didnât have to shoot him like that.â His aunt said, We want to know if he was served with a warrant, why the shooting over a warrant?â
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A sheriff s deputy shot and killed a Black man while executing a search warrant in North Carolina on Wednesday, authorities said.
The shooting occurred at approximately 8:30 a.m. ET as deputies from the Pasquotank County Sheriff s Office attempted to serve the man identified as Andrew Brown Jr. a search warrant at his home in Elizabeth City, about 170 miles northeast of Raleigh. Brown was fatally wounded during the encounter, according to Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten.
Witnesses describe chaotic scene in deputy-involved shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.
Neighbors on Thursday described a chaotic scene of North Carolina deputies trying to serve a warrant, a car pulling away and shots fired leaving one man dead.
The shooting took place Wednesday morning in a working-class neighborhood of Elizabeth City in the northeastern corner of the state.
The Pasquotank County Sheriff Office said Wednesday during a news conference that it was attempting to serve a search warrant on Andrew Brown Jr. when the shooting occurred.
Neighbors told CNN that deputies opened fire on the vehicle that Brown was driving, though it was unclear if the deputies started to fire before or after the car was in motion.
Deputy Fatally Shot North Carolina Man While Serving Search Warrant: Sheriff
The unidentified deputy has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation
A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a man while law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at his residence in Elizabeth City on Wednesday morning, officials said.
Andrew Brown Jr. was killed after a search warrant was served by deputies from the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office at about 8:30 a.m. in a residential neighborhood, Sheriff Tommy Wooten II told reporters during a press briefing.
According to a report from WAVY-TV 10 News, Brown was shot in his car.
North Carolina residents are demanding answers after the police killing of a 40-year-old Black man.
According to the Associated Press, the incident occurred at around 8:30 a.m. local time Wednesday in Elizabeth City, where deputies were carrying out a search warrant on Andrew Brown Jr. The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office confirmed that one of its deputies shot and killed Brown while executing the warrant, but kept other details to a minimum. There’s currently no word on why the search warrant was issued in the first place, and the officer who fired the shots has not been identified.
Keith Rivers, president of the Pasquotank County NAACP chapter, blasted the sheriff’s office for its lack of transparency and failing to release details to the public. Rivers noted that the tragedy took place less than a day after former police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty in the murder of George Floyd.