CMPD Chief Kerr Putney said in a press conference Thursday morning that the department will have a heavy presence out to prepare for a possible third night of heated protests.
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It was not clear if or when the video would be made public. “I’m not going to jeopardize the investigation”.
Meanwhile, an undisclosed number of National Guardsmen assembled in Charlotte, activated by Gov.
Scott’s shooting came on the heels of another fatal police shooting of a black man, Terence Crutcher, on Friday in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Dozens of people have been injured in melees between rioters and police, including one man who was shot and critically injured Wednesday night. The NASCAR Hall of Fame was among the places damaged.
City officials said Carr was shot by another civilian during the protest, and that shots were not fired by police. Charlotte what are we doing?
Demonstrators have been demanding answers in Scott’s killing, with some carrying signs that read “Release the tapes”. Neighbors, though, have said he was holding only a book.
The Wednesday evening protest marked the second day of unrest after police shot and killed Scott.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney has also said that the video evidence he reviewed does not show “definitive, visual evidence that would confirm that a person is pointing a gun”.
Attorneys for the family include Eduardo Curry of North Charleston, S.C., Justin Bamberg of Orangeburg, S.C. and Charles Monnett of Charlotte. Bamberg said the family members were too grief-stricken to attend; they are “still grieving the loss of their loved one”. Brown was proved – by witness testimony and forensic evidence – to be running toward Officer Darren Wilson when he was shot, and it is already certain that Scott was armed and that there was not even a book at the scene at the time of his shooting. Bamberg gave no details on what the wife saw.
The debate over the video’s release is a source of unrest in Charlotte due to discrepancies in accounts of the events that led to the violent encounter.
“The family requested to view that video and later on this afternoon we will view that video and hopefully have answers”, Bamberg said. The department’s Community Relations Service has been deployed to other cities roiled by tense flare-ups between police and residents.
Police say: The community is basing its interpretation on rhetoric and assumptions that may not fit the facts.
“So I don’t think it’s fair for us to be put in a position to make comments about stuff that we really don’t know about”.
“And so maybe I can, by speaking directly to white people, say, look, this is not who we are”, Clinton added.
Roberts said she planned to view the footage on Thursday, but did not indicate if or when it would be made public. In addition to police transparency, Ms Scott called for calm from people seeking justice for her husband.
“A white officer with a bald head shot that man”, insisted Ms Taheshia Williams, whose daughter goes to school with Mr Scott’s son.
While Cam Newton called the latest police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina “embarrassing”, the Carolina Panthers quarterback says he’s not rushing to any judgments until he has more information.
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“We need to do our own independent investigation to see if that is true”. On Thursday he urged protesters to maintain the peace, while still addressing concerns of racial inequality.
