A memorial has been set up surrounding the home of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, NC. Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man, was shot five times, including once in the back of the head, when Pasquotank County deputies tried to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants at his home April 21. (Kate Medley / WUNC)
Hundreds of protesters gathered in Elizabeth City North Carolina on Sunday to demand justice for Andrew Brown Jr who was killed by sheriffs deputies. As marchers moved throughout the city in protest, mourners came to pay their respects to Brown at a viewing.
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Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man, was shot five times, including once in the back of the head, when Pasquotank County deputies tried to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants at his home April 21. (Kate Medley / WUNC)
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Employees of Horton's Funeral Home escort the casket of Andrew Brown Jr., into the Museum of the Albemarle in Elizabeth City, NC. Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man, was shot five times, including once in the back of the head, when Pasquotank County deputies tried to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants at his home April 21. (Kate Medley / WUNC)
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Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man, was shot five times, including once in the back of the head, when Pasquotank County deputies tried to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants at his home April 21. (Kate Medley / WUNC)
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Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man, was shot five times, including once in the back of the head, when Pasquotank County deputies tried to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants at his home April 21. (Kate Medley / WUNC)
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A memorial has been set up surrounding the home of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, NC. Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man, was shot five times, including once in the back of the head, when Pasquotank County deputies tried to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants at his home April 21. (Kate Medley / WUNC)
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Rev. Greg Drumwright, of Greensboro, and Rev. William Barber II, leader of the Poor People’s Campaign, speak to protester in Elizabeth City, N.C., on Sunday, May 2, 2021.
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A memorial has been set up surrounding the home of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, NC. Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man, was shot five times, including once in the back of the head, when Pasquotank County deputies tried to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants at his home April 21. (Kate Medley / WUNC)
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Local clergy and North Carolina civil rights leaders marched hand in hand through Elizabeth City, N.C., on Sunday, May 2, 2021 to call for justice in the killing of Andrew Brown Jr.
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Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man, was shot five times, including once in the back of the head, when Pasquotank County deputies tried to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants at his home April 21. (Kate Medley / WUNC)
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Protesters gathered in Elizabeth City, N.C., on Sunday, May 2, 2021 to demand justice for the death of Andrew Brown Jr., who was shot and killed last month by deputies.
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A woman attends protests on Sunday, May 2, 2021 in Elizabeth City, N.C.
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Andrew Brown Jr., a 42-year-old Black man, was shot five times, including once in the back of the head, when Pasquotank County deputies tried to serve drug-related search and arrest warrants at his home April 21. (Kate Medley / WUNC)