Authorities have delayed releasing video of police fatally shooting Andrew Brown so they can blur out faces in the footage

• The release of police body camera footage showing a sheriff's deputy fatally shooting Andrew Brown has been delayed.
• Pasquotank County Attorney R. Michael Cox said officials are blurring faces in the video.
• Cox said he didn't know when the video would be ready.

The release of police body camera footage showing a North Carolina sheriff's deputy shooting and killing Andrew Brown has been delayed as authorities redact the video.

Pasquotank County Attorney R. Michael Cox said officials are blurring faces in the footage to "protect an active internal investigation" in to the shooting.

"As soon as these redactions are complete, we will allow the family to view this footage," Cox said in a statement to 13News Now.

A North Carolina law requires a judge to approve the release of body camera footage and to whom.

As part of the law, a judge can allow officials to give victims' families a private viewing of the video and gives authorities the option to redact parts or blur faces.

Cox told 13News Now that he didn't know when the footage would be ready for Brown's family to view.

"We hope this occurs today, but the actual time will be driven by the completion of the redactions," Cox said. "We are also continuing to see transparency within the law and continue our efforts to get a court order that would allow the video to be released to the public."

Brown's family has demanded that the body camera footage be released without being edited.

Brown was fatally shot by a Pasquotank County Sheriff's deputy who was attempting to arrest Brown on felony drug charges last week. The sheriff's office said Brown was fleeing police when he was shot, and dispatch audio from the time of the shooting reveals the man was shot in the back.

Seven deputies have been placed on administrative leave pending an investigation, and three others have resigned. None of the deputies have been criminally charged.