Investigation into Brown's death sparking conversation among strangers

COMMUNITY WHO HAVE BEENQUIETLY WATCHING AS THEIRSMALL TOWN IS THRUST INTO THENATIONAL SPOTLIGHT.

HERE'SWHAT THEY TOLD HER AFTERHEARING AND SEEING THE LATESTON THE INVESTIGATION.NAT 56 WE JUST WANT THETRUTH.

THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'SALL WE WANT.

THE RESULTS OFTHE STATE INVESTIGATION INTOANDREW BROWN JR'S SHOOTINGDEATH -- SPARKING CONVERSATIONBETWEEN STRANGERS SHIRLEANGEORGE ELIZABETH CITY 27 WHATHAPPENED TO DE-ESCALATION?WHAT HAPPENED TO IT?

SHIRLEANGEORGE OUTRAGED OVER THEFINDINGS SHIRLEAN GEORGEELIZABETH CITY 30 I BELIEVE INTHE LAW.

I SUPPOTR OFFICERS OFTHE LAW.

MY NEPHEWS AREHIGHWAY PATROL.

I SUPPORT THEPOLICE BUT I DO NOT SUPPORTLIES AND I DO NOT SUPPORTMURDER PASQUOTANK COUNTYDTRISICT ATTORYNEY ANDREWWOMBLE SAYING DEPUTIES WEREJUSTIFIED WHEN THEY KILLIEDBROWN ON APRIL 21 ADDI NG THE42 YEAR OLD MAN WAS DRIVINGTOWARD DEPUTIES WITH HIS CARCAUSING THEM TO OPEN FIRE.GARY COOPER ELIZABETH CITY14 .0(2-SHOT) WHY COULDN'TTHEY SHOT HIS TIRES OUT?

WESHOWED GARY COOPER SNIPPETS OFTHE FOUR DYBO CAMERA VIDEOSBROWN'S FAMILY WAS ABLE TO SEELAST WEEK.

THE DA PLAYED THEFOOTAGE FOR THE FIRST TIMESINCE THE SHOOTING.

NAT1.00-1.04 (WATCHING B'SSTYOR) THE INCIDENT LASTINGJUST 44 SECONDS BEFORE BROWNWAS DEAD" (SHAKES HEAD) COOPERSAYS HE CAN UNDERSTAND THEINTENSE PRESSURE LAWENFORCEMENT IS UNDER WITHHAVING TO MAKE DECISIONS INTHE HEAT OF THE MOMENT BUTDOESN'T THINK IT HAD TO ENDWITH A LOSS OF LIFE.

GARYCOOPER ELIZABETH CITY 1.17THEY HAVEO TMAKE SPLITSECONDS.

I BELIEVE THAT 100 %1.10 I JUST HATED TO SEE HIMGET SHOT AND KILLED.

I DON'TCARE IF HE WAS A DRUG DEALEROR A PREACHER DOWN THE STREET.BOTH COOPER AND GEORGE BELIEVETHE CASE NEEDS FURTHERINVESTIGATION FROM AN OUTSIDESOURCE GARY COOPER ELIZABETHCITY 1.20-1.32 NO ONE WASREALLY THERE .

YOU DIDN'T SEEIT.

WE'RE GOING BY WHAT WE SEEON TV AND I HAVE FOUND ANDBELIEVED IN THE PAST YOU CAN'TALWAYS BELIEVE EVTHING YOU SEEON TV GEORGE FINDS IT HARD TOBELIEVE THAT WOMBLE WASIMPARTIAL IN THE CASE.SHIRLEAN GEORGE IZELABETH CITY40-47 IF YOU'RE GOING TO BEFAIR, DO IT FAIR.

HE SHOULDHAVE NEVER BENE ON THIS CASEAND JUICEST WILL BE SERVED.ANNIE THE FBI HAS OPENED ACIVIL RIGHTS PROBE INTOBROWN'S KILLING.

TH WEYOULDNOT COMMENT ON THE ONGOINGINVESTIGATION.

IN EZ CITY ADNEWS 3.THE NEWS 3 TEAM WILL CONTINUECOVERING THE LATESTDEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THISCASE.

YOU CAN HEAD OTOURWEBSITE WHERE WE HAVE ATIMELINE RELATED TO THEINVESTIGATION.