Criminal Law
Judge Will Consider Petitions to Release Body Camera Footage of Fatal Andrew Brown, Jr. Shooting
A judge on Wednesday will consider petitions to release bodycam footage of sheriff’s deputies fatally shooting a Black man after his death caused a week of protest and demands for accountability and transparency.
Andrew Brown Jr. was shot five times, including once in the back of his head, by deputies serving warrants at his home in Elizabeth City last week, an independent autopsy commissioned by his family and released Tuesday showed.
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday called for a special prosecutor to handle the case and any decision on potential criminal charges. The FBI’s Charlotte field office said it had opened up a civil rights investigation into Brown’s death.
