Andrew Brown Jr. died from a gunshot to the back of the head in police shooting, state autopsy finds

• North Carolina's state medical examiner confirmed on Thursday that Andrew Brown Jr. was killed by a gunshot to the back of his head.
• Brown was killed by a sheriff's deputy in a shooting in April.
• The state report matches up with findings from an independent autopsy commissioned by Brown's family.

North Carolina's state medical examiner has confirmed that Andrew Brown Jr. was killed by a gunshot to the back of the head in a police shooting in April.

The state's report on Brown's death was published on Thursday and obtained by WTVD.

The report also found that the manner of death was a homicide.

Thursday's state report matches up with findings from an independent autopsy commissioned by Brown's family in April.

Brown was fatally shot by a Pasquotank County sheriff's deputy on April 21 as law enforcement officers were carrying out an arrest warrant on drug charges at his home in Elizabeth City, North Carolina.

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