The protests follow the shooting on Tuesday of Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old African American – the latest in a string of police-involved killings of black men that have fueled outrage across the United States.
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“When told by police to exit his vehicle, Mr. Scott did so in a very calm, non-aggressive manner”, the family said.
North Carolina has a law that takes effect October 1 requiring a judge to approve releasing police video, and Police Chief Kerr Putney said he doesn’t release video when a criminal investigation is ongoing.
“When he was shot and killed, Mr. Scott’s hands were by his side and he was slowly walking backwards”, Bamberg said.
The video does not give me absolute, definitive visual evidence that.that would confirm that a person is pointing the gun.
His family said Scott was unarmed and sitting in his auto reading a book, waiting for his son to come home from school.
The police in the USA city of Charlotte, North Carolina, said Thursday they would not release the video of a fatal shooting to the public, despite two days of violence in the city.
Protesters here were peaceful early Thursday night but, as the night went on, they grew tense as police in riot gear blocked roads as the crowds grew restive.
Police gave Scott other commands and he “did not aggressively approach them or raise his hands” at officers, the statement said.
At the request of Scott’s family, Mecklenburg County District Attorney R. Andrew Murray has asked the State Bureau of Investigation to investigate Scott’s death, according to his office.
Police claimed Scott was armed and would not take directions from the officers.
He said Mr Scott’s wife saw him get shot “and that’s something she will never, ever forget”.
“We’ve seen videos leaked online about individuals losing their lives before the family has the opportunity to sometimes even find out”, Bamberg said.
The family of the man who police fatally shot on Tuesday said footage of the shooting did not shed light on the incident.
So far 17 police officers and nine civilians have been wounded in the unrest, and 44 arrests have been made by the police.
The man in the white shirt stood defiantly between the groups as violence intensified, sparked by a fatal police shooting.
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A short time later, police began firing flash grenades at protesters who were throwing fireworks at them. Putney said that the department would not be releasing the video to the media or public. Her Republican rival, Donald Trump, questioned what the Tulsa officer was thinking in shooting a man he said appeared to pose no imminent threat.
