RALEIGH – The following statement is from 鲍勃·菲利普斯（Bob Phillips），Common Cause NC 执行董事:

“Our thoughts are with the family of Andrew Brown Jr. We join the call demanding full accountability from the Pasquotank County Sheriff’s Office and its deputies for killing Mr. Brown. An independent investigation needs to be conducted with complete transparency.

As a nation, we must end the epidemic of law enforcement officers killing Black Americans. We must value, respect and protect Black lives. We must defeat the evils of racism and white supremacy that continue to pervade our society, manifested in violence against people of color and evident in racial inequalities in policing. We must stand together to hold our elected officials accountable at all levels of government and demand tangible solutions based on equity, inclusion and justice.”

Common Cause NC 是一个无党派草根组织，致力于维护美国民主的核心价值观。