Andrew Brown’s Family Says Police Bodycam Footage Shows Fatal Shooting Was Like an Execution
Family members of Andrew Brown Jr. wete allowed to watch the videos of the fatal police shooting in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, and what they witnessed was nothing short of an execution.
As we reported, Brown, 42 was shot five times outside his home on April 21 by Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Officers. They were attempting to serve a search warrant when they claim Brown tried to escape and hit the deputies.
Chance Lynch, a lawyer for Brown’s family said that Brown was sat in his car in the driveway when the shooting began. There was no weapon and deputies even removed Brown’s body from his vehicle and placed him face down on the ground.
“At no point did we see Mr. Brown pose a threat to the law-enforcement officers,” Lynch said of the “unconstitutional and not justifiable.”
“We did not see any actions on Mr. Brown’s part where he made contact with them or tried to go in their direction,” Lynch added. “In fact, he did just the opposite. While there was a group of law enforcement that were in front of him, he went the opposite direction.”
Some of the officers have been placed on paid administrative leave. The judge has not allowed the bodycam footage to be released to the public.
On #MakingTheCase w/ @yodittewolde, she had Andrew Brown, Jr.'s family attorney Chance Lynch to talk about updates in the case. The family saw six new clips that confirm that Brown was no threat to the deputies at the scene, fueling claims that the shooting was "unjustifiable." pic.twitter.com/Mv42fupMBN
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