FBI launches civil rights probe into the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. following the release of independent autopsy report

The Federal Bureau of Investigation announced on Tuesday that it has opened a civil rights investigation into the police-involved shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr, a Black man, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

Earlier on Tuesday, attorneys of Brown’s family released an independent autopsy report which showed that Brown was shot five times, including a shot in the back of his head. Calls are growing for the police to release the full bodycam footage, a 20-second clip of which was supplied to the family.