Andrew Brown Jr. Killed by Elizabeth City NC Sheriff's Deputies

Andrew Brown Jr., 42, was shot and killed by Pasquotank County Sheriff's deputies in Elizabeth City, NC, on April 21, 2021, while they were serving a drug-related arrest warrant. Deputies fired at his car as he drove away. A county judge initially blocked public release of body camera footage for 30 days. A partial release showed Brown was shot in the back of the head; the county called this a 'contact shot' not a shot in the back. A local prosecutor declined to charge any officer; the DOJ declined to pursue federal civil rights charges in 2022.