An estimated 300 protesters took to the streets, leaving the freeway within a short time. Police moved them off the highway and the demonstrators changed course for Church Street nearby, then gathered at Romare Bearden Park. “I feel like he was no threat”, he said. It does, however, show Rakeyia’s point of view of officers near Scott’s vehicle as they demand he show his hands, and documents Rakeyia’s pleas for officers to not kill her husband.
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The two-and-a-half minute video, recorded by Keith’s widow Rakeyia Scott and published by The New York Times, does not show the actual shooting, but the fatal gunshots are audible. The footage captures the sound of four shots but does not show Scott being hit. The video shows she warned police that he had a traumatic brain injury. Come on out the auto. She also tells him, “don’t do it”, but it’s not clear exactly what she means.
“These are the police officers that shot my husband, and he better live”.
Moments later, Mr Scott is seen lying face down on the asphalt surrounded by officers.
“Did you all call an ambulance?”
CNN quoted a source close to the Charlotte investigation as saying that a loaded gun had been recovered at the scene of the crime and that fingerprints, DNA and blood on it matched Scott’s. It’s unclear if they are checking him for weapons or attempting to give first aid. Police have said Scott, who was shot Tuesday, disregarded repeated warnings to drop a gun.
Representatives for the Police Department and the mayor’s office didn’t return emails from The Associated Press seeking comment on the family’s video. The law says footage from police body or dashboard cameras may only be made public by a judge weighing the requests for its release.
Putney said that he would eventually agree with the release of the video.
U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton has postponed a trip planned for Sunday to Charlotte, North Carolina, which has seen sometimes violent protests after a black man was killed by police earlier this week. Speaking about the Tulsa shooting, however, he said he was “very troubled” by the incident and suggested the officer – who has since been charged with manslaughter – “got scared” or was “choking”, slang for a person who fails under pressure.
Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts signed documents to keep a curfew in effect from midnight until 6 a.m. each day until the state of emergency declared by the governor ends. “I know the expectation is that video footage can be the panacea, and I can tell you that is not quite the case”, he said.
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“If you have already seen something on the internet or wherever, it can cloud your memory, it can alter what you think you saw”, Roberts said. “We want to have integrity in this investigation”.
