7 deputies on leave after fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr.; Calls grow to release bodycam footage

Seven North Carolina Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office deputies were placed on leave after a Black man was shot and killed Wednesday by members of their department serving drug-related search and arrest warrants, authorities said Friday. The disclosure comes as calls increase for the release of deputy body camera footage amid signs — including emergency scanner traffic — that Andrew Brown Jr. was shot in the back and killed as he was trying to drive away.

In a press conference Saturday, Elizabeth City officials, including Mayor Bettie Parker, joined the growing calls to release more information about the incident.  The County Sheriff's Office is separate from the city's police force, and Parker said she has not yet seen body camera video from the incident, though her counsel has asked for the footage. "We were told by our attorney that more than likely we'll not get it," she said.