District Attorney says deputies were justified in fatally shooting Andrew Brown Jr.
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District Attorney Andrew Womble announced Tuesday that the deputies who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. last month were justified in using deadly force, saying Brown “recklessly” drove at the officers on scene while trying to flee arrest.
“Mr. Brown’s death, while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown’s actions caused three deputies to reasonably believe it was necessary to use deadly force to protect themselves and others,” Womble said.
In response, attorneys for the family of Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, called the decision not to charge the officers an “insult and a slap in the face.”
Andrew Brown Jr. case: Deputies will keep jobs after prosecutor says fatal shooting justified
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Andrew Brown Jr s death justified, according to North Carolina District Attorney; Officers will not face charges
North Carolina District Attorney Andrew Womble said at a press conference on Tuesday that the deputy-involved shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. while tragic, was justified.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. - The three deputies involved in the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. last month in Elizabeth City will keep their jobs after being disciplined and retrained, Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II said Tuesday just hours after a district attorney said the deputies were justified in their actions.
Prosecutor says deputies justified in shooting of Black man
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Attorney Harry Daniels speaks during a press conference outside the Pasqoutank County Public Safety building in Elizabeth City, N.C., Tuesday, May 11, 2021, after family of Andrew Brown Jr. viewed about 20 minutes of video from the police shooting death of Brown in April. Family attorneys said the longer, redacted video showed Brown did nothing to threaten or provoke deputies and his hands were visible when they approached his car. (Travis Long/The News & Observer via AP)
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina sheriff’s deputies were justified in their fatal shooting of a Black man in April because the man ignored their commands and drove his car directly at one of them before they fired any shots, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
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District Attorney says deputies who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. were justified
District Attorney Andrew Womble said Tuesday that the deputies who fatally shot Andrew Brown Jr. last month were justified in using deadly force, saying Brown “recklessly” drove at the officers on scene while trying to flee arrest.
“Mr. Brown’s death, while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown’s actions caused three deputies to reasonably believe it was necessary to use deadly force to protect themselves and others,” Womble said.
In response, attorneys for the family of Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, called the decision not to charge the officers an “insult and a slap in the face.”