Andrew Brown Jr. shot in 'back of the head,' deputies carried out 'execution,' attorneys, family claim

Attorneys representing the family of Andrew Brown Jr. claimed at a press conference in Elizabeth City, N.C. on Monday that the 20 seconds of body camera footage privately shown to them at the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office depicted "an execution," as Brown had his hands on the steering wheel and was not threatening deputies when he was shot in the "back of the head."

"Let's be clear. This was an execution. Andrew Brown was in his driveway. The sheriff truck blocked him in his driveway so he could not exit his driveway," attorney Chantel Cherry-Lassiter said at a press conference outside the Pasquotank County Public Safety building. "Andrew had his hands on his steering wheel – he was not reaching for anything, he was not touching anything, he wasn't throwing anything around. He has his hands firmly on the steering wheel." Cherry-Lassiter, who said she took three pages of notes as she watched the 20 seconds of body camera footage several times, said the video showed deputies had "numerous assault rifles at the scene," specifically identifying two types of weapons as the Bushmaster AR 223 and Glock 17 handguns.