Tag: Elizabeth City
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Police shot back of black man 5 times
An independent autopsy has revealed that Andrew Brown Jr., a black man shot in the back by police in North Carolina as he was driving away from them, was shot five times. He suffered four wounds to the right arm and one to the head. The Associated Press has the story: Police shot Andrew Brown…
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Black man shot in the back of the head by police
Body camera footage revealed that Andrew Brown Jr. was fatally shot in the back of the head by deputies in North Carolina who were serving drug-related search and arrest warrants on him. He was shot while backing his vehicle out of his driveway away from the officers. The Associated Press has the story: Video shows…
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NC black man fatally shot had sold hard drugs
A recording revealed that an informant had earlier sold cocaine and methamphetamine to a black man fatally shot by deputies in North Carolina. Protests started after Andrew Brown Jr. was shot in the back by deputies last Wednesday in Elizabeth City. The Associated Press has the story: Black man shot in North Carolina had sold…