Another black man, Andrew Brown, killed by US police
Mr. Brown's death comes at a time of heightened scrutiny over the use of lethal police force on African-Americans. Andrew Brown, 42, was shot and killed last week during an attempted arrest. His family, who have only been shown 20 seconds of bodycam footage, have described his death as an "execution". The exact circumstances of Mr. Brown's death remain unclear. Seven officers were placed on administrative leave following the shooting.
And on Tuesday, the FBI said it had opened a civil rights investigation into the incident to "determine whether federal laws were violated".He was killed just a day after a white officer in Minneapolis was convicted of murdering George Floyd in an incident that triggered national outrage and global anti-racism protests. Mr. Brown was shot by police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on 21 April. Much of what happened, however, is still unclear. Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten and Chief Deputy Daniel Fogg said officers were trying to serve warrants to Mr. Brown relating to a drug charge.
They said an independent, private autopsy showed he was shot multiple times in the arm but died after being struck in the head.” It was a kill shot to the back of the head," Ben Crump, one of the lawyers representing the family, told a news conference. Mr. Crump has represented other families in high-profile police shootings of African-Americans, including the relatives of George Floyd. An official autopsy is yet to be released, but Mr. Brown's death certificate indicates that he died from a gunshot wound to the head.
Sheriff Wooten has backed calls for the public release of the videos, which requires a legal order and is expected to happen imminently. But he urged caution in jumping to conclusions based on the footage: "They only tell part of the story," he said.
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