Fatal Shooting in Pasquotank County

42 year old black man, Andrew Brown Jr. is fatally shot by Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies on April 21 while in his car during an attempted arrest. North Carolina sheriffs were justified in this fatal shooting and no charges will be filed against law enforcement. Andrew Brown Jr., was killed while behind the wheel of his car. The sheriffs were there because they were serving a warrant for his arrest on felony drug charges. District Attorney Andrew Womble said Brown’s shooting death, “while tragic,” was “justified due to his actions.” Womble stated,”No officers will be criminally charged.” He also said that, “The officers’ actions were consistent with their training and fully supported under law.” Deputies had wanted to arrest Brown the night before but he didn’t return to his home in a residential neighborhood in Elizabeth City, which is about 35 miles south of Norfolk, Virginia, according to the prosecutor. And deputies, in the moments they confronted Brown, had reason to believe his car could be used as a deadly weapon, Womble said.