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email Andrew Brown Jr. s Family To File Civil Rights Lawsuit Over His Shooting Death By Law Enforcement
Lawyers say they are also fighting for the full body cam footage to be released.
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The family of Andrew Brown Jr., say they will file a civil rights lawsuit over his death on April 21 at the hands of Pasquotank County, N.C., sheriff s deputies. The development comes just two days after District Attorney Andrew Womble said the deputies were were justified in shooting him.
According to CBS News, the Brown family will file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the deputies and the department. Attorney Harry Daniels said the lawsuit will allege the 42-year-old father was deprived of his rights under color of state law.
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An attorney representing the family of Andrew Brown Jr., an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed by deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, said he plans to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the deputies and the department.
Chance D. Lynch, an attorney for the Brown family, told USA TODAY that he petitioned the court for the family to see full unredacted body camera footage and details from the state investigation. He said he also hoped the Justice Department will take a role in this.
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An attorney representing the family of Andrew Brown Jr., an unarmed Black man who was shot and killed by deputies in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, said he plans to file a federal civil rights lawsuit against the deputies and the department.
Chance D. Lynch, an attorney for the Brown family, told USA TODAY that he petitioned the court for the family to see full unredacted body camera footage and details from the state investigation. He said he also hoped the Justice Department will take a role in this.
The Pasquotank County district attorney on Tuesday announced that a state investigation found Brown endangered the deputies by using his vehicle as a deadly weapon while resisting arrest last month. The deputies involved – Investigator Daniel Meads, Deputy Robert Morgan and Cpl. Aaron Lewellyn – were justified in their actions and will not face criminal charges, District Attorney Andrew Womble said.
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