7 deputies on leave after fatal shooting of Black man in North Carolina

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.

Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper joined calls for the swift release of the body camera footage, saying that initial reports of what happened "are tragic and extremely concerning." White House press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday that President Joe Biden is aware of Brown's death, but that Biden would likely leave decisions over the timetable for releasing body camera footage to local authorities.

Recordings of scanner traffic compiled by broadcastify.com from the morning of the shooting include emergency personnel indicating that Brown was shot in the back. An eyewitness has said that deputies fired shots at Brown as he tried to drive away, and a car authorities removed from the scene appeared to have multiple bullet holes and a shattered back window.

The sheriff, district attorney and state medical examiner didn't immediately respond to emails Friday asking for comment on the scanner traffic. The State Bureau of Investigation, which is looking into the shooting, declined to comment.During demonstrations Thursday night, protesters questioned why deputies opened fire in a residential area down the street from an elementary school. Brown's car came to rest in front of a house near yellow road signs marking the approach to the school.

Hard to sympathize with a drug dealer by a elementary school

We should wait to find out what happened before making judgement.

Nope. No racists in Canada.

so i guess burning shit down and looting hasnt solved this problem like we thought it would.

Victim culture again I have no sympathy for criminals BlueLivesMatter

If I was a police officer I would just quit. It's not worth the hassle anymore. I hope they all quit. The mayhem will be a riot. No pun intended.

WTF

He didn't have to run away either ! LOL 😀

Seven? Was it a bet?

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