North Carolina Police Fatally Shoot Andrew Brown In Elizabeth City

Police have shot and killed another black man.

40-year-old Andrew Brown, 40, was shot and killed by police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Local TV station WAVY reports that he was driving away from officers when he was fatally shot early this morning.

“During the execution of the search warrant, a citizen who was subject to the search warrant was shot and fatally wounded,” the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Department said in a statement.

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As of now there is not much information about the circumstances of the shooting, however, it is reported that Brown attempted to leave his house after officers arrived to do a search. Neighbors report hearing 6 to 8 shots.

His family said that Brown did not carry a gun and has never hurt anyone. He was the father to 10 children.

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation is investigating.

“If the body cameras were on that information needs to be disseminated as quickly as possible in order to make sure justice is served,” said Keith Rivers, who is the president of the Pasquotank NAACP. “The sheriff has not spoken to anyone out here … this is not the Elizabeth City Police Department, this is the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Department. The sheriff needs to address these people. The sheriff needs to talk to community leaders to let us know what is going on so that we can be a part of this process.”