The shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, a black man, has sparked protests in Charlotte and is the latest incident to fuel a national discussion about lethal police force, particularly against African-Americans.
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“Don’t shoot him! He has no weapon”, she can be heard telling officers as they yell at Scott, “Drop the gun!”
Police have said 43-year-old Mr Scott was armed, but witnesses claim he only held a book.
Protesters have taken to the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina, for a fourth night, calling on U.S. law enforcement to “release the tapes” of the fatal police shooting of a black man, hours after the victim’s family released its own video.
The footage released by the family did not show the moment when a black police officer shot Scott.
“Keith. Don’t you do it”, she adds, a moment before the sound of four quick gunshots, at which point the phone is pointed away from the shooting. But Clinton chose to postpone the trip hours later after Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts – also a Democrat – told CNN her city’s security resources were stretched thin and urged Clinton to delay her visit. The video starts withRakeyia Scott pleading with the police not to shoot her husband, reported AFP. The video recorded by Scott’s wife had not been previously released.
Clinton also called Friday for officials in Charlotte, North Carolina, to make public a police video showing the fatal shooting of Scott.
“There’s nothing in that video that shows him acting aggressively, threatening or maybe unsafe”, Justin Bamberg, one of the lawyers representing the family, said in an interview early on Friday.
Protesters raises their fists as they march in the streets of Charlotte, N.C. Friday, Sept. 23, 2016, over Tuesday’s fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. “I do think it would help in terms of transparency to release that footage”, she said.
After darkness fell, dozens of people took to the streets to urge police to release dashboard and body camera video which could show what happened more clearly.
He told reporters on Friday that releasing it now could harm the investigation, which the state is leading. “It’s a matter of when and a matter of sequence”.
Clinton tweeted that police should release the footage “without delay”. “We must ensure justice & work to bridge divides”.
Hillary Clinton has made a decision to delay a planned Sunday visit to Charlotte after Mayor Jennifer Roberts on Friday urged the presidential candidates to postpone trips, the campaign announced late Friday.
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A curfew beginning at midnight (0400 GMT) went into effect for a second night, after protesters defied the order on Thursday.
