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JUST IN: Elizabeth City, North Carolina, has declared a state of emergency ahead of the release of body camera footage of the law enforcement killing of Andrew Brown Jr. last week.
Brown's family is expected to view the footage Monday. https://www.wavy.com/news/national/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
Brown's family is expected to view the footage Monday. https://www.wavy.com/news/national/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
The mayor says law enforcement expects a "period of civil unrest" after the release of the video.
Brown was shot and killed by deputies last week during the execution of a search warrant.
Witnesses said he was driving away at the time. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
Brown was shot and killed by deputies last week during the execution of a search warrant.
Witnesses said he was driving away at the time. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
The family had yet to see the video as of noon Monday.
The county attorney says some faces in the video are being blurred "to protect an active internal investigation."
Attorneys from the family are demanding the footage be released unredacted. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
The county attorney says some faces in the video are being blurred "to protect an active internal investigation."
Attorneys from the family are demanding the footage be released unredacted. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
Attorney Ben Crump: "For them to delay this is unacceptable ... don't prolong it because it only builds the mistrust."
The family of Andrew Brown Jr. still hasn't seen the body camera footage in the case. Law enforcement is seeking redactions.
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The family of Andrew Brown Jr. still hasn't seen the body camera footage in the case. Law enforcement is seeking redactions.
Latest: https://bit.ly/2RUuYhB
Follow WAVY reporters @jasonmarkswavy, @KaylaGaskinsTV and @BrettHNews for continued local coverage of this story. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
BREAKING: The family of Andrew Brown Jr. is expected to see the body camera footage in the case at 1:30 p.m.
They were supposed to view the video at 11:30 a.m., but law enforcement sought redactions. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
They were supposed to view the video at 11:30 a.m., but law enforcement sought redactions. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
UPDATE: The family has yet to see the video as of 1:40 p.m.
We'll continue to monitor and provide updates.
You can watch their reaction after at this link. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
We'll continue to monitor and provide updates.
You can watch their reaction after at this link. https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
We're still waiting for the family to emerge as of 2:45 p.m.
You can watch live here: https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
You can watch live here: https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
The family is getting ready to speak. Watch live here: https://www.wavy.com/news/north-carolina/elizabeth-city-declares-state-of-emergency-ahead-of-release-of-body-camera-footage-of-law-enforcement-killing-of-andrew-brown-jr/
