Andrew Brown Jr shooting – Prosecutors claim he hit police with his car before they shot him 5 times and killed him
ANDREW Brown Jr. hit deputies with his car before they fired the shots that killed him, a prosecutor claimed on Wednesday.
Brown, 42, was shot and killed by police in Elizabeth City, North Carolina on April 21 while at the wheel of his car in his driveway.
However, a judge ruled that the footage will not be released to the public for at least 30 to 45 days while an investigation is underway.
Attorneys for the Brown family said they were "deeply disappointed" by the decision" adding that "video evidence is the key to discerning the truth."
Civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who viewed a shortened version of the footage, said the Brown family "does not feel" they're getting transparency.
"We only saw a snippet of the video where we know that the video started before and after what they showed the family," he said.
"They determined what was perfect - why couldn't the family see all of the video they only showed one body cam video even though we know there were several bodycam videos."
When asked how many shots were fired, one of the family's legal team said "we lost count in 20 seconds how many shots."
They also claimed that cops were "shooting and saying let me see your hands at the same time and he's complying."
Witnesses at the time reported hearing six to eight shots ring out after as deputy opened fire at Brown.
The father-of-ten suffered a fatal gun shot to the back of his head.
Attorney Crump described the fatal shot as a "kill shot to the back of the head" that "penetrated his skull and brain."
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The gunshot allegedly caused skull fractures and did not exit his skull.
Brown's son, Khalil Ferebee, described his father's death as an "execution".