Police kill 40-year-old African-American father of 10 in US (VIDEO)

An African-American man turned upside down at a police recruiting center in North Carolina on Wednesday and was added to the endless list of members of that minority group killed by law enforcement a day after former police officer Derek Sauvin was convicted of felony criminal mischief. by George Floyd.

Andrew Brown Jr. was "fatally wounded" by a bullet fired by a police officer on a search warrant in Elizabeth City, a small town in the southeastern US state, Pascotank County Sheriff Tommy Gutten said in an interview.

According to local media, citing eyewitnesses, Andrew Brown was hit as he drove away from police.

The father of ten, aged 40, was unarmed, his family said, according to local television station WAVY.

His death was recorded the day after the historic verdict in the trial of former police officer Derek Sauvin, who was found guilty of the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

The excitement caused by the announcement of Tuesday's verdict had already been allayed by the sad news of the death of a black teenager in Columbus, Ohio, one hour before the verdict was announced.

Macaia Bryant, 16, was shot dead by a police officer during a knife attack on another person.

Sheriff Tommy Guten promised yesterday that there would be "transparency" regarding the circumstances that led to the death of Andrew Brown.

The camera worn by the police officer who opened fire was working, the sheriff added, clarifying that he has not yet seen the visual material.

The investigation into the case was undertaken by the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation.

Source: Protothema.gr