Andrew Brown Jr’s Family Finally Able to View Bodycam Footage

The family of Andrew Brown Jr. — a Black male who was fatally shot by Elizabeth City, North Carolina military officers — was finally means to perspective 20 seconds of military bodycam footage on Apr 26, 2021. The 42-year-old was shot by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies a Wednesday before to a footage released.

On Apr 21, officers attempted to govern an detain aver for Brown. Not most information has been expelled about a situation. In an audio recording from a dispatch, initial responders are listened observant there was a male with gunshot wounds to a back.

According to CNN, Brown’s genocide certificate says he died from a “penetrating gunshot wound” to a head. Within “minutes” of being shot; Brown died from his wound. The certificate serve states that his genocide was ruled a carnage by being “shot by others.”

People have been peacefully protesting via a city; job for a recover of a bodycam footage. The family was ostensible to see a video — secretly — progressing in a day. However, officials took several hours to redact tools of a footage before releasing a video.

Attorney for a Brown family — Harry Daniels — asked for a officers to recover a video. “If we ain’t got zero to hide, uncover a tape.”

Michael Cox — Pasquotank County Attorney — pronounced they had to fuzz some of a faces before they expelled a footage. “This might be finished when required to strengthen an active inner investigation. As shortly as these redactions are complete, we will concede a family to perspective this footage.”

Police-involved shootings and deaths have been on a arise given a COVID-19 pestilence started. There have been many protests — not all pacific — all around a United States. Brown was fatally shot only one day after Derek Chauvin — former Minneapolis Police officer — was found guilty in a genocide of George Floyd.

Before a bodycam footage was expelled to Brown’s family — Elizabeth City announced a state of emergency. In fear of polite disturbance that might arise due to a footage.

Written by Sheena Robertson

Source:

CNN: Family of Andrew Brown Jr. views video of deadly military sharpened in North Carolina; by Natasha Chen, Gregory Lemos, and Eric Levenson

Featured and Top Image by L.J. Weslowski/City of Concord Courtesy of City of Concord NC’s Flickr Page – Creative Commons License

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