Andrew Brown shooting: officers will not face charges, says district attorney

North Carolina deputies were justified in deadly shooting, says DA, because Brown posed an immediate threat'

A North Carolina district attorney on Tuesday said officers were justified in the fatal shooting of Andrew Brown Jr, a Black man, in April, and that the sheriff's deputies who fired will not face charges for killing the 42-year-old father of seven.

Andrew Womble said Brown's death while tragic, was justified" because three deputies reasonably" believed deadly force was necessary to protect themselves and others while serving a warrant for Brown's arrest on felony drug charges.