Summary

FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF-ELECT DERWIN BROWN ARE HELD THURSDAY MORNING.

Source CONUS Archive
Record ID 197216
Story Slug FUNERAL FOR “GUNNED DOWN” SHERIFF (12/21/2000)
Location DEKALB County, GEORGIA
Format PKG-NT
Date 12/21/2000
Archive Time 59:48
TRT 1:41
Supers Dekalb County, Thursday Morning Jackie Barrett, Fulton County Sheriff Joseph Hilliard, Executive Security Services Rep. Bob Barr, (R) 7th District Liane Levetan, Dekalb CEO Aungelique Proctor, Reporting
Video Description PEOPLE WALKING INTO CHURCH, CU OF POLICE BADGE, FUNERAL SERVICE, CU OF PEOPLE AT SERVICE, SOT OF WOMAN, SOT OF MAN, SOT OF ANOTHER MAN, WOMAN TALKING AT PODIUM, FUNERAL SERVICE FOR SHERIFF.
Description FUNERAL SERVICES FOR DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF-ELECT DERWIN BROWN ARE HELD THURSDAY MORNING.
Script LEAD: FUNERAL SERVICES WERE THURSDAY MORNING FOR DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF-ELECT DERWIN BROWN. THIS MORNING IT BEGAN WITH A SOMBER PROCESSION. IT PASSED THE DEKALB COUNTY JAIL... CARRYING MISTER BROWN'S CASKET TO THE CHURCH. AUNGELIQUE PROCTOR REPORTS FROM DECATUR, GEORGIA WHERE THOUSANDS GATHERED TO PAY THEIR FINAL RESPECTS. SCRIPT: FUNERAL SERVICES THURSDAY MORNING FOR DEKALB COUNTY SHERIFF ELECT DERWIN BROWN STARTED WITH A SOMBER PROCESSIONAL. IT PASSED THE DEKALB COUNTY JAIL AND TO THE CHURCH WHERE SERVICES WERE HELD. YESTERDAY SUPPORTERS PAID THEIR RESPECTS AT A WAKE IN DECATUR. BROWN WAS SHOT TO DEATH IN FRONT OF HIS HOME LAST FRIDAY. DEKALB COUNTY PUBLIC SAFETY DIRECTOR TOM BROWN WANTS TO TAKE OVER AS THE COUNTY'S INTERIM SHERIFF. 21-APPLICANTS HAVE QUALIFIED FOR THE POSITION. A JUDGE WILL APPOINT SOMEONE TO TAKE OVER ON AN INTERIM BASIS. THE DEKALB COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY WAS ON NATIONAL TELEVISION WEDNESDAY MORNING TO TALK ABOUT THE KILLING OF SHERIFF-ELECT DERWIN BROWN. ON CBS' "THE EARLY SHOW," J.TOM MORGAN TOLD BRYANT GUMBEL THAT BROWN'S DEATH SATURDAY WAS -- QUOTE -- "A PROFESSIONAL HIT." A 45-THOUSAND DOLLAR REWARD IS BEING OFFERED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT THE CASE.
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Keywords

COP KILLING
SIDNEY DORSEY
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