Andrew Brown Jr.'s family seeks $30 million in lawsuit after fatal police shooting

The family of Andrew Brown Jr., a Black man who was fatally shot by police in April, filed a civil rights lawsuit on Wednesday over his death. The family is seeking a judgement in excess of $30 million for "emotional distress, humiliation, loss of enjoyment of life, and other pain and suffering." 

"We believe that finally Andrew Brown can get justice because he did not get justice in life and, so far, he hasn't even gotten justice in death," attorney Bakari Sellers said Wednesday at a press conference.  Brown, 42, was killed in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, after sheriff's deputies serving felony warrants and a search warrant surrounded his car. Partial video of the shooting released in May shows Brown attempting to drive away from the scene, by first backing up and then turning left to drive between officers. Deputies then opened fire, shooting a total of 14 times. Brown was hit several times, and the car crashed shortly afterwards.