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ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — Andrew Brown Jr. will be laid to rest Monday, a week and a half after his shooting death at the hands of Pasquotank County sheriff's deputies.

Brown, 42, was shot five times by <a href="https://www.wral.com/story/did-andrew-brown-s-criminal-history-justify-manpower-firepower-used-to-serve-warrant/19654220/">deputies trying to serve a warrant</a> to search his Elizabeth City home and car on April 21 as part of a drug investigation. Authorities said he had a history of resisting arrest, so several deputies went to his home.

After nights of increasing protests in which people <a href="https://www.wral.com/story/this-was-an-execution-slain-man-s-attorneys-blast-elizabeth-city-shooting-limited-release-of-body-cam-video/19646857/">demanded the release of video</a> from deputies body-worn cameras, Elizabeth City Mayor Bettie Parker declared a state of emergency and instituted an overnight curfew.

After more than a week of peaceful protests, the nightly curfew in Elizabeth City was pushed back to midnight on Friday.

IT IS JUST OFF OF I-40, A LARGE FACILITY RIGHT NOW. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION THIS AFTERNOON. >>> AFTER MORE THAN A WEEK PROTESTS OVER THE DEATH OF ANDREW BROWN, ELIZABETH CITY EXTENDED ITS NIGHTLY CURFEW TO MIDNIGHT. FOR THE LAST THREE NIGHTS, THE CURFEW WAS AT 8:00. THE CITY IS REQUIRING GROUPS TO SIGN PERMITS WITH THE CITY. WRAL'S BRYAN MIMS IS LIVE IN ELIZABETH CITY TO EXPLAIN THE CHANGE. >> Reporter: DAVID, THE CITY MANAGER TOLD ME THE CONDUCT OF THE PROTESTERS WAS A BIG FACTOR IN THIS. THE MARCHES HAPPENED LAST NIGHT AND THEY WERE TOLD IF THEY DID NOT BLOCK CITY STREETS AFTER 8:00 THE CURFEW COULD BE RELAXED AND THE DEMONSTRATORS COMPLIED. BESIDES, AFTER MONITORING THE CROWD FOR THE LAST THREE NIGHTS, CITY LEADERS AGREED IT WAS TIME FOR A LATER TIME. >> Reporter: SCENES LIKE THIS LAST NIGHT, WHILE A POLICE IN RIOT GEAR, PROTESTERS IN HANDCUFFS, HAVE STEERED BUSINESS AWAY FROM THE BISTRO. WITH PROTESTS AND A CURFEW, THE OWNER DIDN'T EVEN BOTHER OPENING FOR A WEEK. >> IF WE ARE NOT HAVING ANY GUESTS COMING IN, THERE IS NO NEED TO OPEN. FOR THE DINNER SERVICE, IT'S NOT EVEN WORTH HER TIME. >> Reporter: SHE DECIDED TO OPEN TODAY NOW THAT THE CURFEW BEGINS AT MIDNIGHT. >> Reporter: WHAT IS YOUR REACTION? >> WE ARE SO HAPPY THE MAYOR DID THIS. IT WAS REALLY KILLING DOWNTOWN BUSINESSES. FOR US TO HAVE OUR GUESTS OUT AND HAVE TO BE HOME BY THE 8:00 CURFEW WAS TOUGH. >> Reporter: SHE SAYS THE PROTESTERS HAVE NOT BOTHERED BUSINESSES AND HAVE RESPECTED PROPERTIES BUT THE CITY IMPOSED AN 8:00 CURFEW AFTER UNSAVORY ACTIVITY FROM THE CROWD. >> WE NEED TO BE A LOT MORE PROACTIVE THAN JUST LETTING THEM BE OUT THERE AND LETTING THEM LEAVE ON THEIR OWN. >> Reporter: MAYOR BETTIE PARKER SAYS AS A PRECAUTION TO AVOID ANY VIOLENCE, SHE AND OTHER CITY LEADERS AGREED ON 8:00 PM. >> THERE IS IS NARRATIVE THAT NO BUILDINGS HAVE BEEN BURNED AND THERE ARE NO MOLOTOV COCKTAILS OR THINGS OF THAT NATURE. GUESS WHAT? IF YOU WAIT UNTIL THAT HAPPENS TO MAKE A DECISION, YOU ARE TOO LATE? >> Reporter: THE CITY MANAGER SAYS AFTER MONITORING THE MOSTLY PEACEFUL PROTESTS, CITY LEADERS AGREED TO EASE THE CURFEW. THE BISTRO IS HUNGRY FROM OUR NORMALCY. >> WE HAVE BEEN THROUGH COVID. NOW WE GOT TO COVID AND WE ARE DOING THE PROTESTS. >> Reporter: THE CITY IS ONCE AGAIN ENFORCING ITS PERMIT PROCESS. THIS IS OUR LONG-STANDING RULE THAT ORGANIZERS HAVE 15 DAYS TO SEEK PERMISSION FROM THE CITY. THIS AFTERNOON ORGANIZERS OF THE PROTESTS CAME TO CITY HALL TO FILL OUT THE PAPERWORK TO COVER THEM THE NEXT 15 DAYS. THE NEW CURFEW IS AT MIDNIGHT TO 6:00 AM.

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On Sunday, Rev. Greg Drumwright led Brown's family and about 200 demonstrators on a march from Elizabeth City's waterfront to the Pasquotank County Law Enforcement Center.

As the crowd made its way through the streets, Brown's hearse arrived at the Museum of the Albemarle. The public was invited to view his casket.

Gillettia Morgan, a City Council member in Wilson, drove to Elizabeth City not to take part in any march, but just to pay respects.

"Personally, because if something like this happened in my family, I'd want all the support I could get from everybody. Even if you don't know them, you still have sympathy and empathy for the family," said Morgan.

At the law enforcement center, the protesters gathered for a rally. Among the speakers was Harry Daniels, an Atlanta lawyer working for the Brown family.

"Justice will be served," Daniels told demonstrators. "This legal team that will be assembled is going to stay here on the ground. We opened up an office here. We aren't going nowhere."

In Durham,<a href="https://www.wral.com/video/supporters-gather-in-durham-to-honor-andrew-brown/19656126/"> several groups said took to the streets Saturday</a> in solidarity with the people of Elizabeth City, joining the call for the release of the bodycam video.

Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Foster ruled that <a href="https://www.wral.com/story/judge-family-can-see-bodycam-video-in-elizabeth-city-shooting-but-public-release-must-wait/19650308/">the bodycam video of Brown's shooting wouldn't be released publicly for at least a month</a>, although Brown's immediate family could see it sooner.

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