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Police death of an African-American sparks new protests in the US

2021-05-01T17:37:17.898Z


Andrew Brown Jr. was shot in North Carolina on April 21, the details of his death have not been clarified


  • 1A group of protesters marches on the night of April 26 for the death of Andrew Brown Jr., killed on the 21st of this month in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

    Jonathan Drake REUTERS

  • 2Andrew Brown Jr. poses with his daughter in a photo provided by his family.

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  • 3Khalil Ferebee, son of Andrew Brown Jr., speaks during a news conference Tuesday about his father's murder.

    Joe Raedle GETTY IMAGES

  • 4According to local media citing witnesses, the victim was shot while driving away from the officers in his car.

    Jonathan Drake REUTERS

  • 5The family and the lawyers had access to a fragment of the video filmed by the camera carried by one of the agents, lasting only 20 seconds.

    The footage shows Andrew Brown with his hands firmly on the wheel as he is approached by the vehicle and shot, according to Chantel Cherry-Lassiter, one of the attorneys.

    Joe Raedle Getty Images

  • 6 Attorneys Wayne Kendall and Ben Crump point to diagrams identifying gunshot wounds on Andrew Brown Jr.'s body at a news conference last week in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

    Jonathan Drake REUTERS

  • 7 "This tragic incident was rapid and lasted less than 30 seconds, and the video from the body cameras is moving and sometimes difficult to analyze," said Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten.

    Joe Raedle GETTY IMAGES

  • 8Video, filmed by passersby or by police cameras themselves, have played an important role in recent investigations into police killings of African Americans.

    Joe Raedle Getty Images

  • 9Members of the New Black Panther Party from Washington DC and Raleigh gather outside the Pasquotank County Public Safety Building to protest Tuesday.

    Travis Long AP

  • 10A protester is arrested by police for sitting on a road while protesting the murder of Andrew Brown Jr. on April 27, in North Carolina.

    Joe Raedle Getty Images

Source: elparis

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