NC - Andrew Brown Jr., 40, fatally shot by sheriff’s deputy, Elizabeth City, 21 Apr 2021

[imstilla.grandma]

The man, whose family members identified as 40-year-old Andrew Brown Jr., got into his car and started to drive away, witnesses say. That’s when shots were fired by the deputy. Neighbors say they heard anywhere from six to eight shots.

His family says Brown did not carry a gun and didn’t hurt anyone. He was the father of 10 children.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation has been called in to take over the investigation.

Pasquotank Sheriff Tommy Wooten II and other Pasquotank County officials held a press conference at 3:30 p.m. on the incident.

During the press briefing, District Attorney Andrew Womble said that they want “accurate answers, not fast answers.”

A crowd gathered in the area Wednesday afternoon to mourn Brown, protest the shooting and document the scene.

Police formed a line blocking the area where Brown was killed. His body was placed under a blue tent, and it was still there as of 12:30 p.m., hours after the shooting.

The community spent Wednesday demanding answers about the shooting.

“Why? I mean, we want to know why would they not take the proper procedures in dealing with this instead of opening fire to an unarmed man,” said Ebony Hockaday, a family friend.

“God knows what happened. God knows who did it,” said Brown’s aunt, Martha McCullen.

In September, the Pasquotank Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of the county’s first 33 body-worn cameras for deputies.

Wooten said there was body camera video of the incident.
Man fatally shot by sheriff's deputy in Elizabeth City, North Carolina

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s deputy was placed on leave pending a review by the State Bureau of Investigation, Sheriff Tommy Wooten II said at a news conference. He said the deputy shot Andrew Brown Jr. about 8:30 a.m. while serving the warrant with the assistance of a nearby sheriff’s office in Elizabeth City, a municipality of about 18,000 people 170 miles (274 km) northeast of Raleigh.

Wooten said he didn’t know Brown’s age and he didn’t release the deputy’s name. Local NAACP leader Keith Rivers said Brown was Black.

The deputy was wearing an active body camera at the time of the shooting, said Wooten, who declined to say how many shots the deputy fired or release any other details, citing a pending review by the State Bureau of Investigation. WAVY-TV reported that neighbors heard multiple shots.

Brown’s grandmother, Lydia Brown, and his aunt, Clarissa Brown Gibson, told The Associated Press that they learned about his death through a TV news report. Both said they want the shooting thoroughly investigated.

“I am very upset. Andrew was a good person,” Lydia Brown said. The deputy “didn’t have to shoot him like that.”

Clarissa Brown Gibson said: “We want to know if he was served with a warrant, why the shooting over a warrant?”
Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant | WANE 15

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Authorities wouldn’t provide details of the shooting but an eyewitness said that Andrew Brown Jr. was shot while trying to drive away, and that deputies fired at him multiple times. The car skidded out of Brown’s yard and eventually hit a tree, said Demetria Williams, who lives on the same street.

Williams said after hearing one gunshot, she ran outside, where she saw other shots being fired at the car.

“When they opened the door he was already dead,” Williams told The Associated Press. “He was slumped over.” She said officers tried to perform chest compressions on him.

A car authorities removed from the scene appeared to have multiple bullet holes and a broken rear windshield.

The Pasquotank County Sheriff’s deputy was placed on leave pending a review by the State Bureau of Investigation, Sheriff Tommy Wooten II said at a news conference. Court records show Brown was 42 years old and had a history of drug charges and a misdemeanor drug possession conviction.
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Brown’s grandmother, Lydia Brown, and his aunt Clarissa Brown Gibson told The Associated Press that they learned about his death through a TV news report. Both said they want the shooting thoroughly investigated.

“I am very upset. Andrew was a good person,” Lydia Brown said. The deputy “didn’t have to shoot him like that.”

Clarissa Brown Gibson said: “We want to know if he was served with a warrant, why the shooting over a warrant?”
Man killed in North Carolina deputy-involved shooting Wednesday

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The people of Elizabeth City ... they desire a right to know what took place this morning," City Councilman Darius J. Horton said Wednesday. "There is a moment of hurt in Elizabeth City."
Elizabeth City shooting: Andrew Brown killed by deputy, what we know

Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant

 

[MimosaMornings]

How many people on here have ever been served a warrant by LE?

Usually done in the middle of the night, while sleeping or first thing in the morning.
If you are in your pajamas or barely any clothes - doesn’t matter. You need to be visible to the officer at all times. Told not to make sudden moves or hide your hands.

They are serious about bringing you in for the warrant. Especially if you have a prior record.
JMO

 

[imstilla.grandma]

How many people on here have ever been served a warrant by LE?

Usually done in the middle of the night, while sleeping or first thing in the morning.
If you are in your pajamas or barely any clothes - doesn’t matter. You need to be visible to the officer at all times. Told not to make sudden moves or hide your hands.

They are serious about bringing you in for the warrant. Especially if you have a prior record.
JMO

I haven’t been served a warrant but I’ve been pulled over several times in my lifetime. I was told (sternly) as a teenager to keep my hands on the steering wheel at all times. Don’t move until the officer makes contact and asks for ID. I’ve not forgotten that old officer. His words stayed with me every time I got pulled over. Speeding was my vice. His serious caring instructions always gave me a sense of security. Holding tight on my steering wheel. Idk how to explain it but I was never afraid. . I drilled this into all my kids and grandchildren too.

I was working the late shift alone at a print shop when I tripped the alarm. A policeman arrives. I had a nervous habit back then of putting my hands behind my back. When he walked in, his hand instantly went for his gun while hollering “let me see your hands” He scared the hell out of me. Another lesson learned.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II has said that at least one of the deputies serving the warrants on the day of Wednesday’s shooting was wearing a body camera and that it was activated. A notice posted by the City Council in Elizabeth City said it intended to have the city attorney petition a local court to make the video public.

The council’s measure wouldn’t be binding on the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office, which is a separate entity from city government. In North Carolina, a judge must generally sign off on release of body camera footage, but the law says anyone can file a petition in court seeking its release.

Recordings of scanner traffic compiled by broadcastify.com from the morning of the shooting include emergency personnel indicating that Brown was shot in the back. An eyewitness has said that deputies fired shots at Brown as he tried to drive away, and a car authorities removed from the scene appeared to have multiple bullet holes and its back windshield shattered.

“We are responding. Law enforcement on scene advises shots fired, need EMS,” says one woman, who refers to the address where the warrant was served.

“EMS has got one male 42 years of age, gunshot to the back. We do have viable pulse at this time,” said a male voice. Someone then said that first responders were performing resuscitation efforts.

Wooten said multiple deputies involved in the shooting have been placed on administrative leave pending a probe by the State Bureau of Investigation. He didn’t specify how many deputies were involved.

During demonstrations Thursday night, protesters questioned why deputies opened fire in a residential area down the street from an elementary school. Brown’s car came to rest in front of a house near yellow road signs marking the approach to the school.

“That means they fired a shot in a school zone,” Quentin Jackson, regional director for the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, said while addressing a group of fellow demonstrators.
Calls mount for video release in fatal shooting by N.C. deputies

 

[SBops]

Do we know what he was being arrested for?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

The warrant being served on Brown was related to felony drug charges, Chief Deputy Daniel Fogg said.

Neighbors told CNN that deputies opened fire on the vehicle that Brown was driving, though it was unclear if the deputies started to fire before or after the car was in motion.

Demetria Williams, who lives just down the road, said she initially heard one shot, and then ran outside to look.

"By the time I got (outside), they was standing behind his car. He was trying to get away," Williams said.

"And they stood behind him," said Williams. "I couldn't tell you what, who shot him. I couldn't do that. But one of the officers or maybe a couple shot him."

Williams said Brown was driving, causing mud to splatter on the side of a home. A neighbor who spoke to CNN on condition of anonymity gave the same account. The mud on the home and a deep tire mark were still visible on Thursday when CNN visited.

"It is a horrible thing to witness," the neighbor who spoke on condition of anonymity told CNN. She said she heard a shot, went to get her phone, and then heard more gunshots, describing them as "rapid fire." Neither this neighbor nor Williams said how much time elapsed between the first shot and the rest.
Seven North Carolina deputies placed on leave after the shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

A letter asking for the footage to be released to the public will be delivered to the sheriff’s office Monday, according to Elizabeth City Manager Montré Freeman. The sheriff has three days to respond, at which point the city can then petition the court for its release, he said.

“We felt it necessary to make the request for it to be released not only for the citizens of the city, but so that the family could get some closure in this process,” Freeman said during a press briefing Saturday.

“I’m trying with everything in me to believe that they’re going to do the right thing,” he later said.

Gov. Roy Cooper has also called for the release of the footage “as quickly as possible.” Protests in the days following the shooting have also demanded the release of the footage.

“Let us see what is on those tapes,” Barber said during a press briefing Saturday afternoon with Brown’s family. “You have an obligation to this family.”

“They can handle the truth, but they can’t handle the silence,” Rev. William Barber, the former head of the North Carolina NAACP, said.
Family, lawyers call for release of bodycam footage of fatal police shooting of Andrew Brown

 

[al66pine]

During the press briefing, District Attorney Andrew Womble said that they want “accurate answers, not fast answers.” *

Yes, sounds right to me. @imstilla.grandma Thanks starting the thread.

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* Same link Man fatally shot by sheriff's deputy in Elizabeth City, North Carolina in post 1.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

*I’m surprised this thread isn’t receiving more attention.*

Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II said in a recorded video statement that he would ask a local judge as early as Monday to allow the release of deputy body camera footage of Wednesday's shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. Wooten said that he would first check with the State Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the shooting, to make sure that releasing the video would not hamper their efforts.
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“Only a judge can release the video. That's why I've asked the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to confirm for me that the releasing of the video will not undermine their investigation. Once I get that confirmation, our county will file a motion in court, hopefully Monday, to have the footage released,” he said.

Wooten released the statement just after a family attorney, local clergy and civil rights leaders including the Rev. William Barber II, who leads the Poor People's Campaign, held a news conference to demand that the footage be released.

Seven deputies have been placed on leave amid indications, including emergency scanner traffic and an eyewitness account, that Brown was shot in the back as he tried to drive away in an Elizabeth City neighborhood.

“America, here is the issue: a warrant is not a license to kill, even if a suspect supposedly drives away,” Barber said at the news conference attended by several of Brown's children and other family members.
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Sheriff to seek release of body cam video of fatal shooting

*“Threats are illegal and not a solution.”*

 

[Marysmith]

*I’m surprised this thread isn’t receiving more attention.*

Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II said in a recorded video statement that he would ask a local judge as early as Monday to allow the release of deputy body camera footage of Wednesday's shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. Wooten said that he would first check with the State Bureau of Investigation, which is probing the shooting, to make sure that releasing the video would not hamper their efforts.
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“Only a judge can release the video. That's why I've asked the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation to confirm for me that the releasing of the video will not undermine their investigation. Once I get that confirmation, our county will file a motion in court, hopefully Monday, to have the footage released,” he said.

Wooten released the statement just after a family attorney, local clergy and civil rights leaders including the Rev. William Barber II, who leads the Poor People's Campaign, held a news conference to demand that the footage be released.

Seven deputies have been placed on leave amid indications, including emergency scanner traffic and an eyewitness account, that Brown was shot in the back as he tried to drive away in an Elizabeth City neighborhood.

“America, here is the issue: a warrant is not a license to kill, even if a suspect supposedly drives away,” Barber said at the news conference attended by several of Brown's children and other family members.
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Sheriff to seek release of body cam video of fatal shooting

*“Threats are illegal and not a solution.”*

I’m surprised too instillation.grandma! Maybe when the cam footage is released? Maybe people are feeling burnt out from another police shooting?

 

[imstilla.grandma]

I’m surprised too instillation.grandma! Maybe when the cam footage is released? Maybe people are feeling burnt out from another police shooting?

I absolutely think that’s why. I just posted a similar thought over in the Columbus teen shooting. How long have these shootings gone on and not a peep from MSM but now, they are everywhere. I found three others just this morning with similar circumstances. Black/White. I wanted to make threads for them but truthfully, I’m kinda getting burned out on them too. Too much sadness, outrage, regret and blame. This one, I’m gonna stick with Mr. Brown’s case because I do think something went terribly wrong. Seven officers suspended. Wth is going on?

 

[Marysmith]

I absolutely think that’s why. I just posted a similar thought over in the Columbus teen shooting. How long have these shootings gone on and not a peep from MSM but now, they are everywhere. I found three others just this morning with similar circumstances. Black/White. I wanted to make threads for them but truthfully, I’m kinda getting burned out on them too. Too much sadness, outrage, regret and blame. This one, I’m gonna stick with Mr. Brown’s case because I do think something went terribly wrong. Seven officers suspended. Wth is going on?

Sorry I wrote your user name wrong!

 

[Marysmith]

I absolutely think that’s why. I just posted a similar thought over in the Columbus teen shooting. How long have these shootings gone on and not a peep from MSM but now, they are everywhere. I found three others just this morning with similar circumstances. Black/White. I wanted to make threads for them but truthfully, I’m kinda getting burned out on them too. Too much sadness, outrage, regret and blame. This one, I’m gonna stick with Mr. Brown’s case because I do think something went terribly wrong. Seven officers suspended. Wth is going on?

I totally agree with everything you said. And yes there is something *very* wrong with this one for sure.
I know I’m getting burnt out from all the mass shootings and domestic violence happening right now too - I don’t know if it’s worse or not lately but it sure feels like it and it’s hard to process. IMO.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

I totally agree with everything you said. And yes there is something *very* wrong with this one for sure.
I know I’m getting burnt out from all the mass shootings and domestic violence happening right now too - I don’t know if it’s worse or not lately but it sure feels like it and it’s hard to process. IMO.

I like that LE put a voice out on this one early. I sure wouldn’t want to be in LE right now. Or have anyone I love in it. My son-in-law is Captain of one of our capital’s fire stations. I worry about him so much with COVID-19 and his interactions with patients. He’s the Paramedic of the station so he’s the first one into an emergency or fire. Crazy stuff going on. That’s for sure. I read one this morning that really has me scratching my head.
CA - Unarmed man in body armor rams LAPD unit; confronts LE; fatally shot; Los Angeles; 25 Apr 2021

 

[MimosaMornings]

Too many shootings occurring in NC.
Whether by police, at police, at a birthday party, in the middle of the street, or massacred in your own home.
JMO

 

[imstilla.grandma]

 

[sds71]

@eugenedanielTV
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Elizabeth City Mayor Bettie Parker issues State of Emergency effective 8am today. At 11:30am, the family of Andrew Brown Jr. scheduled privately view body cam video of Pasquotank Co. deputies shooting and killing him last week. Attorneys will speak to media after.
Pasquotank Co. Sheriff Tommy Wooten confirms he has officially petitioned court for the release of deputy body camera footage in shooting.