Prosecutor Says Deputies Were Justified In The Fatal Shooting Of Andrew Brown Jr.

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Prosecutor Says Deputies Were Justified In The Fatal Shooting Of Andrew Brown Jr.

Brown was shot and killed in his car by Pasquotank County, N.C., sheriff's deputies as they arrived to carry out warrants last month. His family called his death an "execution."

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