The Pasquotank County Sheriff said two of three deputies involved in the shooting death of Andrew Brown Jr. are no longer on administrative leave.
A third will use accrued leave time until he resigns by month's end, according to a press statement by Sheriff Tommy Wooten on Friday. The sheriff's statement said Sergeant Daniel Meads returned to work June 1 and Deputy Robert Morgan returned to work June 2. Deputy Aaron Lewellyn will resign on June 30.
Days after the shooting on April 21, seven deputies total were placed on administrative leave while the NC State Bureau of Investigation analyzed video of what lead to Brown's death.
Speaking to the media last month, Womble said Brown used his car as a deadly weapon as he tried to escape deputies. The district attorney played clips from body camera footage that showed Brown trying to drive across an open lot before he was shot in the back of the head.
Other deputies at the scene were put on leave but are working again. It is standard procedure in all shooting investigations for an officer to go on leave if they are involved in case.
In the May press conference, the DA claimed the actions of the deputies at the scene were justified in killing Brown and wouldn't be charged criminally by his office.
On the heals of Womble's findings, Wooten said none would be fired, and the three deputies who opened fire were to be "disciplined and retrained."
Since Brown's death, protesters have been marched each night, calling for justice and transparency.
Earlier this week, Gov. Roy Cooper, Attorney General Josh Stein and the Legislative Black Caucusv met with civil rights groups and community leaders from Elizabeth City to talk about the killing of Andrew Brown Jr.
The FBI has opened up an investigation into the shooting. The NAACP and local activists are also asking the Department of Justice to open pattern-or-practice investigations into the sheriff's office and the district attorney's office.
Digital Reporter Charles Duncan contributed to this report.