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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...

Mourners gathered for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina

"I know a con game when I see it. Release the whole tape and let the folks see what happened to Andrew Brown," the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners in a scorching eulogy at the invitation-only service at a church in Elizabeth City.

May 3, 2021 12:49 PM EDT ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) — Mourners were gathering Monday for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina, with eulogists planning to celebrate his legacy and reflect on his life. The invitation-only service at noon in a church in Elizabeth City follows public viewings that drew scores of people the previous day. The Rev. Al Sharpton is to deliver the eulogy, and other speakers include Brown’s relatives as well as civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who is representing Brown’s family, a...

By BEN FINLEY and JONATHAN DREW - Associated Press ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Mourners gathered Monday for the funeral of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man shot and killed by deputies in North Carolina, with the Rev. Al Sharpton issuing a powerful call for transparency and the release of body camera footage. At an invitation-only service in a church in Elizabeth City, Sharpton delivered a fiery eulogy that likened delays in the release of law enforcement footage to a con job done on the public. A judge ruled last week that the video would not be released for another month pendi...