Residents and lawyers reacted to the ruling by Judge Jeff Foster not to release police body cam footage of Andrew Brown's shooting, in Elizabeth City, North Carolina, on Wednesday.

Brown's family and one of their attorneys were allowed to see a 20-second snippet of the videos, which they described as insufficient to come to any conclusions

"Not only did they blur the faces in the 20 seconds snippet that she saw, but they also blurred body parts and weapons. So, that 20 seconds snippet that she saw was basically almost nothing," Brown family attorney Wayne Kendall said.

The judge said he decided against releasing the video as it "could bias potential jurors and perhaps interfere with a fair trial," if the matter went to court.

Andrew Brown, father of 10, was shot dead in the small town of Elizabeth City last Wednesday. According to the police reports, the incident occurred while officers were executing a search warrant.

Brown died one day after former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin was found guilty of murder and manslaughter in the death of George Floyd.