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Several people were arrested in Elizabeth City Wednesday night, including two journalists and a Raleigh activist, the day after the Pasquotank District Attorney announced that deputies would not face criminal charges in the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. last month.
The two journalists work for the USA Today Network and were covering the protests, which have been held every day since April 21, when sheriff’s deputies fatally shot Brown while serving search and arrest warrants.
Tuesday, DA Andrew Womble said that Brown’s death “while tragic, was justified” because three deputies believed they needed to use deadly force to protect themselves and others, The News & Observer reported.