A North Carolina judge on Wednesday refused to release body camera footage in the officer-involved shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr., for the time being. Brown’s family attorneys, Black Lives Matter activists, and a coalition of media outlets have demanded the release of the video, which purports to show deputies fatally shooting Brown while he was behind the wheel of his vehicle last week. Judge Jeffrey Foster said that after hearing lawyers’ arguments from county officials and media outlets that sought the release of the footage, the videos represent material “of a highly sensitive nature” and their release would “create a serious threat to the fair, impartial, and orderly administration of justice.” Foster ruled that the family of Andrew Brown, Jr. will be allowed to see the video, but it won’t be released to the public for at least several weeks. The video is being withheld for at least 30 …
Judge Declines to Publicly Release Footage of Andrew Brown Jr. Police Shooting
April 28, 2021
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