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No charges in fatal police shooting of Black motorist Andrew Brown, N.C. prosecutor says A North Carolina prosecutor said Tuesday that sheriff's deputies were justified in fatally shooting Andrew Brown Jr. because he struck a deputy with his car and nearly ran him over while ignoring commands to show his hands and get out of the vehicle. Social Sharing District attorney says Brown's actions caused deputies to believe it was necessary to use deadly force The Associated Press · Posted: May 18, 2021 1:42 PM ET | Last Updated: May 18 Rev. Al Sharpton speaks during the funeral for Andrew Brown ...

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...

No NC deputies charged in ‘justified’ shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr., DA says Kate Murphy, Martha Quillin and Josh Shaffer, The News & Observer © Travis Long/The News & Observer/TNS Reporters ask questions after Pasquotank County District Attorney Andrew Womble announced he will not charge deputies in the April 21 fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr. during a press conference Tuesday, May 18, 2021 at the Pasquotank County Public Safety building in Elizabeth City, N.C.. ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The district attorney for Pasquotank County will not bring criminal charges...

Prosecutor says deputies justified in shooting of Black man Poll Yes 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 sherif...

WHEN WILL FUEL SUPPLIES GET BACK TO NORMAL? Colonial restarted its pipeline late Wednesday, which means fuel is now running between refineries in Houston and Southeast states. But it will take a few days or weeks for everything to get back to normal. Gas stations in the Southeast should be open for business and well supplied next week, but only if the pipeline operates as planned and consumers stop hoarding fuel, said Richard Joswick, global head of oil analytics at S&P Global Platts. When the panic passes, people will have full tanks and demand will drop, but “people have to be convinced t...