Lawyers say African American Andrew Brown Jr was hit with 'kill shot' to head
(FILES) In this file photo demonstrators march as they demand the release of body camera footage of the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, North Carolina on April 23, 2021. The family of an African-American man shot dead by US police la
Lawyers for the family of a Black man killed by sheriff's deputies in North Carolina during an attempted arrest said on Tuesday that an independent autopsy showed he died from a 'kill shot' to his head as he tried to drive away.
AndrewBrownJr., 42, was struck with multiple bullets in the arm before the fatal shot to his head, lawyers for the family told a news conference held to release the findings of an independent autopsy.
"It was a kill shot to the back of the head," said Ben Crump, one of the attorneys.
In the latest police killing of an African American to draw scrutiny, the family accused the Pasquotank County police of an "execution," demanding that all body camera video be released.
The fatal shooting ofBrownlast Wednesday led to six straight nights of protests in Elizabeth City, a riverfront community near the Virginia border whose population of about 18,000 is half African American.
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The FBI opened a federal civil rights investigation intoBrown's death, while officials in Elizabeth Citydeclared a state of emergency and ordered a curfew in anticipation of possible violent protests over the incident.
The family spoke to media Tuesday with several lawyers, including civil rights attorney Ben Crump, who has represented families in some of the most high-profile cases of police shootings.
On Monday, a 20-second clip of the incident from one officer's body camera was shown toBrown's immediate family.
"Yesterday I saw him executed," said his son Khalil Ferebee.
Police use of lethal force against Black Americans has become a national controversy, heightened by last week's murder conviction of a Minneapolis officer over the killing of George Floyd a year ago,an incident that triggered large protests.
The circumstances ofBrown's death remain unclear.
The 42-year-old was shot as he tried to drive away from officers who sought to serve an arrest warrant over drug-dealing charges.
Seven county deputies involved in the operation were placed on leave after the incident.
Family attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter said Monday that the video showedBrownin his vehicle, which was blocked in a driveway by police.
"Andrewhad his hands on his steering wheel. He was not reaching for anything. He wasn't touching anything," she said.
"They run up to his vehicle shooting... His car was riddled with bullets, shooting him when he was not threatening them in any form or fashion."
Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten has called for the public release of the videos, which requires a legal order.But he warned that such footage can sometimes "only tell part of the story."
Body camera footage and phone videos have played a key role in fuelling anger over police conduct in the United States.
(With inputs from agencies)