Andrew Brown Jr. died from a gunshot to the back of the head in police shooting, state autopsy finds
North Carolina's state medical examiner confirmed on Thursday that Andrew Brown Jr. was killed by a gunshot to the back of his head.
Brown was killed by a sheriff's deputy in a shooting in April.
The state report matches up with findings from an independent autopsy commissioned by Brown's family.
North Carolina's state medical examiner has confirmed that Andrew Brown Jr. was killed by a gunshot to the back of the head in a police shooting in April.
The state's report on Brown's death was published on Thursday and obtained by WTVD.
The report also found that the manner of death was a homicide.
Thursday's state report matches up with findings from an independent autopsy commissioned by Brown's family in April.
Brown was fatally shot by a Pasquotank County sheriff's deputy on April 21 as law enforcement officers were carrying out an arrest warrant on drug charges at his home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.
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