*Riot Watch*
A 40-year-old black man was shot and killed by a sheriff’s deputy on Wednesday in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
According to reports, deputies were serving a search warrant Wednesday morning in the 400 block of Perry Street, off Roanoke Avenue.
The man, 40-year-old Andrew Brown, got into his car and began to drive away when deputies opened fire.
Witnesses said they heard between 6 to 8 gunshots.
The family insists Brown, who was a father to 10 children, was unarmed, however the investigation is still ongoing.
A BLM mob formed at the scene of the shooting Wednesday afternoon.
WATCH:
Very spicy 🌶 developments in Elizabeth City, North Carolina. Tense scene, and it appears that cops pressed a guy openly carrying. pic.twitter.com/qKDQK7uqBM
— Starscream CIA-Simulation Warlord 🇺🇸🦈🇺🇸 (@zerosum24) April 21, 2021
Onlookers screamed at cops securing the scene.
WATCH (language warning):
Elizabeth City, North Carolina on riot watch. Crowds gathering as we await details and hopefully body cam footage. pic.twitter.com/JN77qmfkCb
— Starscream CIA-Simulation Warlord 🇺🇸🦈🇺🇸 (@zerosum24) April 21, 2021
The mob stared down police officers on scene.
VIDEO (language warning):
The crowd in Elizabeth City, North Carolina is claiming they have a witness to the police-involved shooting. pic.twitter.com/IjSFLg2Jk6
— Starscream CIA-Simulation Warlord 🇺🇸🦈🇺🇸 (@zerosum24) April 21, 2021
More details from WAVY-TV: