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In reply to the discussion: Police fatally shoot Black father after he 'started to drive away' - his family says he never carrie [View all]Bettie
(16,069 posts)15. They aren't releasing much information...
https://apnews.com/article/north-carolina-warrant-shooting-andrew-brown-082fe702910015753005ba591a77eedf
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while executing a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from a crowd of dozens that immediately gathered at the scene and demanded law enforcement accountability.
The Pasquotank County Sheriffs deputy was placed on leave pending a review by the State Bureau of Investigation, Sheriff Tommy Wooten II said at a news conference. He said the deputy shot Andrew Brown Jr. about 8:30 a.m. while serving the warrant in Elizabeth City, a municipality of about 18,000 people 170 miles (274 km) northeast of Raleigh. Local NAACP leader Keith Rivers said Brown was Black.
Wooten did not identify the deputy and did not say what the warrant was for. Court records show Brown was 42 years old and had a history of drug charges and a misdemeanor drug possession conviction.
The deputy was wearing an active body camera at the time of the shooting, said Wooten, who declined to say how many shots the deputy fired or release any other details, citing a pending review by the State Bureau of Investigation. WAVY-TV reported that neighbors heard multiple shots. A car removed from the scene appeared to have multiple bullet holes and a broken rear windshield.
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. (AP) A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a Black man while executing a search warrant Wednesday, authorities said, spurring an outcry from a crowd of dozens that immediately gathered at the scene and demanded law enforcement accountability.
The Pasquotank County Sheriffs deputy was placed on leave pending a review by the State Bureau of Investigation, Sheriff Tommy Wooten II said at a news conference. He said the deputy shot Andrew Brown Jr. about 8:30 a.m. while serving the warrant in Elizabeth City, a municipality of about 18,000 people 170 miles (274 km) northeast of Raleigh. Local NAACP leader Keith Rivers said Brown was Black.
Wooten did not identify the deputy and did not say what the warrant was for. Court records show Brown was 42 years old and had a history of drug charges and a misdemeanor drug possession conviction.
The deputy was wearing an active body camera at the time of the shooting, said Wooten, who declined to say how many shots the deputy fired or release any other details, citing a pending review by the State Bureau of Investigation. WAVY-TV reported that neighbors heard multiple shots. A car removed from the scene appeared to have multiple bullet holes and a broken rear windshield.
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Police fatally shoot Black father after he 'started to drive away' - his family says he never carrie [View all]
KatK
Apr 2021
OP
So the guy's in his car. Maybe, just a thought, shoot out the tires???????
bucolic_frolic
Apr 2021
#3
If you shoot at a tire you stand an excellent chance of having the bullet bounce right back at you.
SeattleVet
Apr 2021
#28
Why would they deviate from a plan thats worked for them for the entirety of their existance?
quakerboy
Apr 2021
#30
It seems the first "go to" is killing a black guy....was he a serial killer? NO..HE WAS NOT
ashredux
Apr 2021
#7
Hopefully as we the people make more of a statement, all the bad apples will drop out of the force.
JudyM
Apr 2021
#11
That's it, right there. We the people are fighting our own civil war, in local legislatures,
JudyM
Apr 2021
#19
Take away guns from police. Arm w/tasers until they have been on the force 2 years without incidents
flying_wahini
Apr 2021
#12
They aren't releasing much information..." which suggests the shooting was not warranted.
cstanleytech
Apr 2021
#31
Those who refuse to change in police departments should be fired, not killing more unarmed people.
Judi Lynn
Apr 2021
#16
This "Shoot first, ask questions later" attitude is just bullshit that has to stop.
world wide wally
Apr 2021
#17
I think if we had a longer training time requirement in this country before someone can become
cstanleytech
Apr 2021
#32