The family of a North Carolina man shot dead by cops was shown police bodycam footage of his death for the first time Monday — but they’re demanding to see more than just a redacted version.
Lawyers for Andrew Brown’s family said they were only shown one video and that it was redacted.
“We have to keep demanding transparency because we do not feel what the county attorney offered was transparent at all,” attorney Ben Crump, who represents the family, said outside the sheriff’s office.
The video is now expected to be released to the public.
The release of the footage comes amid rising tension in Elizabeth City, where Brown was shot and killed while fleeing sheriff’s deputies last week — prompting officials to declare a state of emergency early Monday.
Brown’s family was allowed to view the redacted version of the video, but not until nearly 3 p.m. — almost four hours after they were told they would be allowed to see it.
Brown’s relatives and lawyers for the family also continued to demand to see an unredacted version and to have that released to the public, according to a report by WAVY-TV.
“It’s so important that we not let them sweep this under the rug because apparently before you all showed up, they just wanted to sweep it under the rug as they have done with other brothers and sisters who have been unjustifiably killed by the people who are supposed to protect and serve us,” Crump told a crowd outside the sheriff’s office.
“You would think the most dangerous thing to a police officer is a black man running away,” he added.
In a statement earlier Monday, Pasquotank County Attorney R. Michael Cox said the law allows his office “to blur some faces on the video” to “protect an active internal investigation.”
Elizabeth City Mayor Bettie Parker said her emergency order, which went into effect at 8 a.m. Monday, comes as officials anticipate a “period of unrest” when video of the shooting death of Andrew Brown, a black man killed by sheriff’s deputies who were serving him a warrant Wednesday.
Parker said peaceful protests are welcome, but said: “our citizens and businesses must be protected from violence or damage.”
Protesters began to gather in the city early on Monday, WAVY said.
Brown, 42, a father of seven, was reported driving away from Pasquotank County sheriff’s deputies on Wednesday when he was shot and killed.
Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten released few details last week but said bodycam footage would be released following a preliminary investigation.
In the wake of the shooting three deputies resigned and seven others were placed on administrative leave in a shakeup at the department — although officials said the resignations, including a retirement, were unrelated.
Brown’s death was ruled a homicide by the county coroner, according to an autopsy report obtained by CNN. He was killed by a gunshot wound to the back of his head, the network reported.
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