An image of Andrew Brown Jr. at a memorial on Saturday. Gerry Broome/AP hide caption
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Robert Lee Johnson in his old neighborhood in Compton. Johnson remembers moving in one day in 1961. "I see moving vans, trucks and everything all down the street," he says. Johnson was 5 years old at the time, so he says he thought "it was moving day for everybody." And he noticed that all the other families moving in were were Black, too. Nevil Jackson for NPR hide caption
Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan, far right, Baltimore County Executive John Olszewski and Maryland House Speaker Adrienne Jones stand next to a new historic marker on Saturday in Towson, Md., that memorializes Howard Cooper, a 15-year-old who was dragged from a jailhouse and hanged by a mob in 1885. Brian Witte/AP hide caption
Karissa Hill, daughter of Andre Hill, raises hands with Benjamin Crump, the civil rights attorney representing Hill's family, at a news conference in February after former Columbus police officer Adam Coy was charged with murder in Hill's death. Jay LaPrete/AP hide caption
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, seen here in an April 21 booking photo, may face a longer sentence after Judge Peter Cahill found aggravating factors in the case. Minnesota Department of Corrections via AP hide caption
This image from video shows Minneapolis police officers Thomas Lane, left, and J. Alexander Kueng, right, escorting George Floyd, center, to a police vehicle outside Cup Foods in Minneapolis, on May 25, 2020. The image was shown as prosecutor Steve Schleicher gave closing arguments in the trial of Derek Chauvin for the death of Floyd. AP hide caption
A picture of George Floyd hangs on a fence barrier that surrounds the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis during the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin in March. The Justice Department is now bringing criminal charges against Chauvin over allegedly violating Floyd's rights and using excessive force in restraining him. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Justice Department Brings Federal Criminal Charges Against Derek Chauvin, 3 Others
A screen grab from body camera video provided by Atlanta police shows Rayshard Brooks (right) speaking with Garrett Rolfe last June in the parking lot of a Wendy's restaurant in Atlanta. Atlanta Police Department /Via AP hide caption
Former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was convicted of murder and manslaughter on April 20 in the 2020 death of George Floyd. Minnesota Department of Corrections/AP hide caption
Pallbearers carry Brown's casket to a horse-drawn carriage before his funeral service Monday at the Fountain of Life Church in Elizabeth City, N.C. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Law enforcement officials look down from the rooftop as people gather near a press conference regarding the death of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C. Joe Raedle/Getty Images hide caption
Protestors take to the streets on Saturday calling for the release of bodycam footage of the police killing of Andrew Brown Jr. in Elizabeth City, N.C. Logan Cyrus/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Pasquotank County Sheriff: Public Should See Andrew Brown Jr. Video
Members of the Morehouse College speech and debate team at the 2019 Pi Kappa Delta National Championship at Hofstra University. Coach Kenneth Newby is seen at the center, and student debater Daniel Edwards is at front left. Morehouse College Speech and Debate Program hide caption
Amy Donofrio stands in front of Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville, Fla. She was suspended from teaching duties after she refused to take down a Black Lives Matter flag from outside her classroom. Amy Donofrio hide caption
Can A Teacher Fly A Black Lives Matter Flag At School? A Florida Court Will Consider
Attorneys for the family of Andrew Brown Jr. speak after a judge denied their request to immediately release body cam videos to the public of the fatal shooting of Brown in Elizabeth City, N.C. Steve Helber/AP hide caption
Students and demonstrators march on the campus of The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio last week to protest the killing of Ma'Khia Bryant, 16, by a Columbus police officer. Jeff Dean/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Travis McMichael (from left), his father, Gregory McMichael, and William "Roddie" Bryan face federal hate crime charges in the death of Ahmaud Arbery, a Georgia man who was killed while out for a run last year. Glynn County, Ga., Detention Center via AP hide caption
A selfie taken by Feng Daoyou. Her older brother Feng Daokun believes she traveled to Hong Kong before flying to the U.S., from where she first contacted him in 2016. Unlike the rest of her family, she did not marry, and seemed to relish venturing far from home. "She could do anything she put her mind to. She was tough. She never gave up. That was just her personality," her brother says. Feng Daokun hide caption
In China, Atlanta Shooting Victim's Kin Struggle To Understand Her — And Her Death
Glenda Brown Thomas displays a photo of her nephew, Andrew Brown Jr., on her cellphone at her home last week in Elizabeth City, N.C. Brown was shot and killed by sheriff's deputies attempting to execute a warrant. Allen G. Breed/AP hide caption
Demonstrators in Minneapolis ahead of the trial of former police officer Derek Chauvin, who has since been convicted of murdering George Floyd. Chandan Khanna/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison prosecuted former officer Derek Chauvin, who was convicted on April 20 of murdering George Floyd. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Minnesota Attorney General Focused On Mechanics Of Derek Chauvin Case, Not Its Impact
Andrew Brown Jr. was shot in the back of his head, his family's attorneys said Tuesday, citing an independent autopsy. Here, Glenda Brown Thomas displays a photo of Brown, her nephew, on her cellphone at her home in Elizabeth City, N.C. Allen G. Breed/AP hide caption
Attorney General Merrick Garland speaks Monday at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. Garland announced the department will open an investigation into the Louisville Metro Police Department. Mandel Ngan/Pool/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Protesters march last week in Elizabeth City, N.C., after the shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. Sean Rayford/Getty Images hide caption
Protesters confront law enforcement on April 13 outside the police headquarters in Brooklyn Center, Minn., over the fatal shooting of 20-year-old Daunte Wright by an officer. The NAACP Legal Defense And Education Fund is asking the Justice Department to suspend local police grants, citing ongoing killings of Black people like Wright by police. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption