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 not to shoot her husband as they shout at him to drop a gun. The video, recorded by Keith Lamont Scott’s wife and released Friday […]
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Charlotte Curfew Ends after Largely Peaceful Protest Night
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — A third night of protests over a fatal police shooting in Charlotte gave way to quiet streets as a curfew enacted by the city’s mayor ended early Friday. The largely peaceful Thursday night demonstrations in the city’s business district, watched over by rifle-toting members of the National Guard, called on police […]
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2nd Night of Violent Protests over Charlotte Police Shooting
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 stories about what happened from authorities and the victim’s family and neighbors. North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency Wednesday night in […]
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1 Critical in Charlotte Protest; Police Say They Didn’t Shoot
(Updated 9/22/2016) CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in Charlotte tried to quell public anger Wednesday after a police officer shot a Black man, but a dusk prayer vigil turned into a march that ended with the shooting of a protester who is reportedly in critical condition. The man was not shot by police who had […]