US Police Under Scrutiny After New Fatal Shooting Of Black Suspect

Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten said one of his deputies fatally shot Andrew Brown in Elizabeth City near the Atlantic coast while a warrant against Brown was being exercised.

An African-American father of 10 was shot dead by police during an investigation in North Carolina on Wednesday, local authorities said amid a surge in concern over law enforcement shootings. Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten said one of his deputies fatally shot Andrew Brown in Elizabeth City near the Atlantic coast while a warrant against Brown was being exercised. "It's been a tragic day," Wooten told reporters. According to local television channel WAVY, citing witnesses, Brown was shot while attempting to flee police in his car.