North Carolina deputies in fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. won't face charges; protesters hit the streets Christine Fernando and Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY Cops in Andrew Brown Jr. shooting won't face charges, prosecutors say shooting 'justified' Replay Video UP NEXT ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The sheriff's deputies who shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr., an unarmed Black man in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, were justified in their actions and will not be criminally charged, a prosecutor said Tuesday. The State Bureau of Investigation found Brown "drove recklessly and endangered the officers" and "used his vehicle as a deadly weapon" while attempting to resist arrest last month, Pasquotank County District Attorney Andrew Womble said at a news conference. He said the actions of the officers were consistent with their training.