My Video Made the TV News in NC - County Responds, Officer Disappears?

Fri, 16 Jan 2026 02:32:48 +0000

UPDATE: On January 6, I posted a video showing Wake County (NC) Deputy Andrew Deras walking up to the front door of the Briggs family’s home. Nobody answers the door, so he just lets himself in and begins to look around. About a minute later, shots ring out from inside the house. He shot the family dog. Mr. Briggs was at work. Mrs. Briggs was out of town. Their 4 kids were at school. It was just Zelda, the family’s beloved Belgian Malinois, being a good girl, doing her job protecting their home from armed intruders. Zelda didn't make it. After my video was published, it ended up making the local news in North Carolina, and resulting in a response from the Wake County Sheriff's Department. Unbelievably, Deputy Deras seems to have completely disappeared.

Original Video: https://youtu.be/2n4SEG6k34I?si=Ue4V04DGV9HqFym7
Details: https://thecivilrightslawyer.c....om/2026/01/15/my-vid
Updated Media Report: https://youtu.be/DTFOYc9v9Zk?si=y8enYBoEG_Tq5X6f

Details from original video: https://thecivilrightslawyer.c....om/2026/01/06/cop-wa

Raw home surveillance footage: https://youtu.be/861MkCBBXAw
Raw Bodycam from one of the officers (not the shooter): https://youtu.be/JKIkQL9rUOk
Raw Bodycam from another officer (also not the shooter): https://youtu.be/G9lPbVDvH7Q
Raw home surveillance footage showing Paul Briggs leaving the home about an hour earlier: https://youtu.be/ogfn1SolQbY

Original Media Report: https://youtu.be/VWqcp3oEPXY?si=-3H3T5m0wsMXqWBe
Wake County, NC Sheriff's Office: https://www.wake.gov/departmen....ts-government/sherif

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