The FBI said Tuesday it had opened a civil rights probe into the death of Andrew Brown Jr., a North Carolina man who was shot and killed by police last week in Elizabeth City.
The FBI said Tuesday it had opened a civil rights probe into the death of Andrew Brown Jr., a North Carolina man who was shot and killed by police last week in Elizabeth City. Results of an autopsy released Tuesday showed that Brown was shot five times, including once in the back of the head. “Agents will work closely with the US Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of North Carolina and the Civil Rights Division at the Department of Justice to determine whether federal laws were violated.
