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A closer look at some of the local races in North Carolina for the 2022 Primary Election. We highlight a handful of races across the state, such as the mayoral race in Charlotte and the ballot for sheriff in Wake County.

As the anniversary of Andrew Brown Jr.’s death in Elizabeth City nears, many who called for justice say that until now, they have seen little in the way of transparency or reform.

A year after Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office deputies shot and killed Andrew Brown Jr. while trying to arrest him on charges that he was selling illegal drugs, the small, coastal community at the center of it remains divided.

On April 21, 2021, deputies with the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed 42-year old Andrew Brown Jr., an unarmed Black man. ¼ª²ÊÍøÍøÕ¾'s Laura Pellicer interviewed Elizabeth City Mayor Bettie Parker about the community's push for changes in policing.

On April 21, 2021, deputies with the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office shot and killed 42-year old Andrew Brown, Jr., an unarmed Black man, in Elizabeth City, N.C. Six months later, have any law enforcement policies changed?

Brown’s family and others are still waiting for key developments in the case — including the results of an ongoing FBI probe, a family lawsuit seeking millions of dollars in damages, and a media petition for the public release of body camera footage.

District Court Judge Jennifer Karpowicz Bland switched her registration in early September. Cooper announced her Bland's appointment the week before.

The family of an unarmed Black man who was fatally shot by sheriff's deputies in North Carolina has filed a $30 million civil rights lawsuit. Wednesday's filing in federal court says Andrew Brown Jr. died because of the deputies' "reckless disregard of his life."

The official autopsy of the unarmed Black man who was fatally shot in April by sheriff’s deputies in North Carolina says he died from a penetrating gunshot wound to the head. Andrew Brown Jr. also was shot in the right arm and suffered lacerations.