Scott was shot and killed by a police officer Tuesday at an apartment complex in Charlotte, sparking protests and riots in the city.
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While strongly disputed by the 43-year-old’s family, earlier Charlotte’s police chief said evidence, though not definitive, supported the officer’s claims Scott was armed.
Police have resisted pressure to publicly release police video of the shooting, but they have shown it to Mr Scott’s family. Putney said he has no plans to release the video to the masses, but he will allow Scott’s family to see it. Putney told ABC News the video that shows Scott had a gun in his hand.
The Charlotte violence unfolded as demonstrators in Tulsa, Oklahoma, called for the arrest of a police officer there who was seen in widely viewed videos shooting to death an unarmed black man who had his hands in clear view at the time.
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. City officials say Carr was not shot by an officer.
The family of Keith Lamont Scott instructed their lawyers to speak to the media while they mourned. She said she understands people’s frustrations, but hurting people or damaging property is not the answer. When he was shot and killed, Mr. Scott’s hands were by his side and he was slowly walking backwards. Pat McCrory deployed the National Guard and state troopers to assist local law enforcement as they anticipate a third night of protesting.
Destructive protests Tuesday continued into Wednesday night when a group of protesters split from a peaceful prayer vigil and marched through downtown Charlotte.
In Oklahoma police have released video footage showing an incident in which another black man Terence Crutcher was shot dead on a highway.
Justin Bamberg, one of the attorneys for the family of Keith Lamont Scott, spoke to the press in Charlotte, N.C. on behalf of Keith Lamont Scott’s family.
Despite the violent response in Charlotte, Obama said most African-Americans rightly have a “pervasive sense of frustration … about shootings of people and the sense that justice is not always colorblind”.
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A man shot during the police protests in Charlotte, North Carolina has died. His family and a witness say he was holding a book, not a firearm, when he was killed.
