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Monday

Police officer David Moore is pictured wearing a body camera in Ipswich, Mass., on Dec. 1, 2020. The city was among 25 statewide awarded grants to purchase body-worn cameras for videotaping interactions with the public. A new study says the benefits to society and police departments outweigh the costs of the cameras. Boston Globe/Boston Globe via Getty Images hide caption

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Sunday

Pasquotank County Sheriff Tommy Wooten II (right) and Chief Deputy Daniel Fogg released a statement on Facebook on Saturday afternoon about the body camera footage related to the killing of Andrew Brown Jr. Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page hide caption

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Pasquotank County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page

N.C. Sheriff Says He Wants To Release Bodycam Footage In Killing Of Andrew Brown Jr.

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Friday

Glenda Brown Thomas displays a photo of her nephew, Andrew Brown Jr., on Thursday. He was shot and killed Wednesday by a sheriff's deputy who was attempting to execute a warrant. Allen G. Breed/AP hide caption

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7 N.C. Sheriff's Deputies On Leave After Fatal Shooting Of Black Man

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Thursday

Two boys hold signs at an April 6 news conference, days after a Chicago police officer fatally shot 13-year-old Adam Toledo. Shafkat Anowar/AP hide caption

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Tuesday

Former Minneapolis Police officer Tou Thao — one of the four ex-officers facing criminal charges in the death of George Floyd — was met by members of the press after a hearing at the Hennepin County Government Center in Minneapolis, at which Judge Peter Cahill lifted a gag order preventing involved parties from speaking publicly about the case. Stephen Maturen/Getty Images hide caption

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Wednesday

Tuesday

In this Aug. 25, 2017, image made from video and released by the Asheville, N.C., Police Department, Johnnie Jermaine Rush grimaces after officer Christopher Hickman overpowers Rush in a chokehold. Earlier this year, a shorter clip obtained by a newspaper sparked anger in the community and helped lead to a felony charge of assault by strangulation against former officer Hickman. Asheville Police Department via AP hide caption

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Asheville Police Department via AP