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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 enda...

A North Carolina prosecutor says sheriff's deputies were justified in their fatal shooting of a Black man in April because Andrew Brown Jr. ignored their commands and drove his car directly at one of them before they fired any shots. ELIZABETH CITY — A North Carolina prosecutor said Tuesday that sheriff's deputies were justified in fatally shooting Andrew Brown Jr. because he ignored their commands and endangered at least two of them when he drove his car toward them. District Attorney Andrew Womble said at a news conference that Brown used his car as a "deadly weapon," causing Pasquotan...

Kate Medley/Kate Medley / Updated at 7:45 p.m. In a press conference Tuesday morning, District Attorney Andrew Womble announced he has reviewed the probe by the State Bureau of Investigation and determined that the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. by Pasquotank County Deputies was justified. His office will not pursue criminal charges against the officers involved, he said. Deputies shot and killed Brown the morning of April 21 as they were carrying out drug-related search and arrest warrants. Womble played footage from four body cameras to reporters present, and multiple news outlets liv...

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. "Mr. Brown's death, while tr...

Andrew Brown Jr.: From push for justice to DA’s announcement of ‘justified’ shooting in N.C. DA: Death of Andrew Brown Jr 'justified' By WBTV Web Staff | May 18, 2021 at 4:15 PM EDT - Updated May 18 at 7:48 PM CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV/CBS/WITN/AP) - Andrew Brown Jr. was the victim of an officer-involved shooting in North Carolina. On April 21, Brown, a 42-year-old Black man, was shot and killed by a Pasquotank County deputies while law enforcement officers were serving drug-related search and arrest warrants on his Perry Street home in Elizabeth City. The deadly shooting spar...