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Andrew Brown Jr. Shooting: Elizabeth City declares emergency before releasing footage

By Pratiksha

Just before the expected public release of the body footage of the brutal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr., a state of emergency was imposed in Elizabeth City on Monday by the North Carolina officials. Brown was shot and killed by a Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputy during a drug-related warrant executed earlier in the week.

The video will be shown privately at the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office on Monday at 11:30 a.m. ET to Brown’s family and their attorneys. Other people who will be shown the footage include Ben Crump, the civil rights attorney who secured the $27 million civil lawsuits in Minneapolis for the family of George Floyd, as well as attorneys Harry Daniels, Bakari Sellers and few relatives of Andrew Brown.

Schools in Elizabeth City will function completely on a remote schedule amid the state of civil unrest in the city. Details regarding the public viewership of the footage are still not available.

 

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Pratiksha

Pratiksha is a student of English Journalism at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication. A media enthusiast and a passionate story teller, she aims to tell as many stories as she can through her journalism. Pratiksha is currently working as a current affairs journalist at USAnewshour.com and can be reached at pratiiksha1119@gmail.com