Man in North Carolina fatally shot while deputies served warrant, authorities say
A man was fatally shot while deputies were serving a warrant Wednesday morning in the North Carolina city of Elizabeth City, the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office said.
The man, who was the subject of a search warrant, died in what the sheriff’s office called an officer-involved shooting.
At a brief afternoon news conference, Sheriff Tommy Wooten said there is footage from body-worn cameras but he has not yet viewed it.
The sheriff identified the man as Andrew Brown Jr. Family members told CNN that Brown was 40 years old and lived in Elizabeth City.
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Sheriff: Deputy who killed man during warrant is on leave
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. – A North Carolina sheriff says the deputy who shot and killed a man while serving a search warrant has been put on leave pending an investigation. Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II did not identify the deputy who fired the shot Wednesday. He told a news conference that the deputy was wearing a body camera that was on at the time. District Attorney Andrew Womble said an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation would be thorough and “will not be a rush to judgment.”
Citizen shot, fatally wounded by deputy while search warrant served in Elizabeth City
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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - An Elizabeth City resident was shot and killed while deputies executed a search warrant on them Wednesday morning.
According to the Pasquotank County Sheriff s Office, the search warrant was conducted in the 400 block of Perry Street at around 8:30 a.m. A deputy shot and fatally wounded the resident while serving the search warrant, officials said.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation will assume responsibility for investigating this incident.
A press conference will be held at the Public Safety Building in Elizabeth City as information develops on this shooting.