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Tag: Charlotte Police Fatal Shooting

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Charlotte Protesters: Police Shooting May be Legal, but isn’t Right

by Associated PressDecember 1, 2016January 25, 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A prosecutor’s decision to clear a Black Charlotte police officer in the killing of a Black man left some African-American community leaders saying while the shooting […]

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Charlotte Officer to Face no Charges in Keith Lamont Scott’s killing

by Associated PressNovember 30, 2016January 25, 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Black Charlotte police officer whose fatal shooting of a Black man outside an apartment complex touched off several nights of unrest in the city was […]

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Private Autopsy: Keith Lamont Scott Shot in Back, Abdomen by Charlotte N.C. Police

by Associated PressOctober 12, 2016January 25, 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A Black man shot and killed by a North Carolina police officer last month suffered fatal gunshot wounds to the back and abdomen, according to results […]

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Charlotte Police Footage Shows Shooting of Black Man—Uncertainty Remains

by Associated PressSeptember 24, 2016January 25, 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Charlotte police released dramatic video footage Saturday that shows officers surrounding a Black man with his hands at his side before shots are fired and he […]

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Video Shows Deadly Encounter Between Police, Keith Lamont Scott

by Associated PressSeptember 23, 2016January 25, 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Video of a deadly encounter between Charlotte police and a Black man shows his wife repeatedly telling officers he is not armed and pleading with them […]

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2nd Night of Violent Protests over Charlotte Police Shooting

by Jeffrey CollinsSeptember 22, 2016January 25, 2022

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Violent protesters rampaged through parts of downtown Charlotte as anger continued to build over the deadly police shooting of a Black man and the wildly different […]

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