District Attorney Andrew Womble announced Tuesday morning that he would not press charges against the police officers who shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. last month outside of his home in Elizabeth City, N.C., saying they were “justified.”
“After reviewing the investigation conducted by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation, Mr. Brown’s death while tragic, was justified because Mr. Brown’s actions caused three deputies with the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office to reasonably believe it was necessary to use deadly force to protect themselves and others,” Womble said at a press conference.
Womble then proceeded to show body camera footage of what transpired on the morning of April 21, the first time the public has seen the recordings. Continue reading.