Roxboro City Council enacts state of emergency, curfew in wake of officer-involved shooting

The Roxboro City Council on Tuesday voted to enact a curfew and a state of emergency in the wake of last week's officer-involved shooting death of David Earl Brooks Jr.

Posted 9:43 p.m. Jul 28, 2020 — Updated 11:42 p.m. Jul 28, 2020

Jason O. Boyd, WRAL multiplatform producer

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Kirsten Gutierrez, WRAL reporter

ROXBORO, N.C. — The Roxboro City Council on Tuesday voted to enact a state of emergency and a curfew in the wake of last week's officer-involved shooting death of David Earl Brooks Jr.

The announcement of the curfew was announced in a statement released by the city. It says the curfew runs from 5 p.m. to 5 a.m. Tuesday night and from 7 p.m. to 6 a.m. Wednesday night. It will be rescinded at 6 a.m. Thursday.

The proclamation lists areas of downtown but not the entire city. On the Roxboro Police Department's Facebook page, residents were urged not to contact them about the curfew. The Facebook post read:

"Please stop calling our office or 911 asking questions about the curfew. Refer to our prior post that explains the curfew and restrictions. 911 lines need to remain open for Emergency purposes."

The proclamation was issued after the shooting death of Brooks on July 24 after an incident with Roxboro police. The State Bureau of Investigation has been called in to investigate, and two Roxboro officers are on leave.

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The proclamation also states that it was put into place after rumors of "outside presence."

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The proclamation also states "Roxboro experienced a tragedy on Friday, July 24, 2020, that resulted in the loss of life, while loved ones grieved and showed their sorrow in a peaceful manner, it has come to the city's attention that an outside presence may attempt to disrupt the safety and well-being of the citizens of Roxboro; and as a result of the above-described tragedy, we have determined that there is an imminent threat of, or existing conditions have caused or will cause, widespread or severe damage, injury, or loss of life or property, and public safety authorities will be unable to maintain public order or afford adequate protection for loves and property;"