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Deputy Fatally Shot North Carolina Man While Serving Search Warrant: Sheriff

The unidentified deputy has been placed on administrative leave pending investigation

Deputy Fatally Shot North Carolina Man While Serving Search Warrant: Sheriff
Law enforcement investigate the scene of a police involved shooting, in Elizabeth City, N.C., on April 21, 2021. Stephen M. Katz/The Virginian-Pilot via AP
Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
Reporter
4/22/2021|Updated: 4/22/2021

A North Carolina deputy shot and killed a man while law enforcement officers executed a search warrant at his residence in Elizabeth City on Wednesday morning, officials said.

Andrew Brown Jr. was killed after a search warrant was served by deputies from the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office at about 8:30 a.m. in a residential neighborhood, Sheriff Tommy Wooten II told reporters during a press briefing.

Isabel van Brugen
Isabel van Brugen
Reporter
Isabel van Brugen is an award-winning journalist. She holds a master's in newspaper journalism from City, University of London.
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