Prosecutor finds deputies justified in shooting of Black man

(AP) — A North Carolina prosecutor says sheriff’s deputies were justified in their fatal shooting of a Black man in April.

District Attorney Andrew Womble said Andrew Brown Jr. struck a deputy with his car and nearly ran him over while ignoring commands to show his hands and get out of the vehicle. Womble told a news conference Tuesday that he won’t file any criminal charges against the deputies.

Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II said in a video statement Tuesday afternoon that the deputies will keep their jobs but will be “disciplined and retrained.”