At one point, she tells her husband to get out of the auto so that the police do not break the windows.
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The video was taken by Scott’s wife, Rakeyia Scott, who can be heard pleading with police not to shoot her husband. Police have claimed Keith Scott had a gun and was an “imminent, deadly threat”. Scott’s family says he was waiting on one of his children to return home from school when police showed up to serve someone else a warrant and the incident occurred.
Police have previously said that a gun was found next to Mr Scott’s body. The officer who shot Scott was not wearing one, but others were. (Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer via AP) Protesters shout for the videos of the shooting from the steps of the police station during another night of protests over the police shooting of Keith Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. September 22, 2016.
An attorney for Scott’s family is demanding the release of body camera and dashcam video.
Scott’s grieving family has been shown the dashboard and body camera videos of his fatal shooting, but Charlotte Police Chief Kerr Putney says he had no plans to release the police video at this time. Rakeyia Scott’s video, too, appears not to provide evidence on the crucial details of the incident.
Earlier today, Charlotte mayor Jennifer Roberts announced that there were no plans to release the video of Scott’s shooting, as she believed doing so would affect the integrity of an ongoing police investigation. Police have said that he was armed, but witnesses said he held only a book.
The first two nights of protests in Charlotte were unruly, while the third night of protests Thursday was peaceful.
Governor Pat McCrory has declared a state of emergency, and ordered the deployment of the Charlotte National Guard.
Scott was shot and killed during a parking lot encounter with police searching for another person wanted for arrest.
“While police did give him several commands, he did not aggressively approach them or raise his hands at members of law enforcement at any time”.
So far, police have resisted releasing the footage of Scott’s death. He said it did not make the situation any clearer.
“He better live. I swear he better live”. He better f-king live, and I can’t even leave the damn… “The question is on the timing”. The protester was shot Wednesday night during a violent night of protests in Charlotte. He told reporters on Friday that releasing the video now could harm the investigation into the shooting, now being led by the state. An attorney for the family said her saying “Don’t you do it” in the video was an attempt to keep Scott calm during the encounter. Both men were African-American, a police official said.
Editor’s note: The video above contains graphic content.
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The victim’s family, along with many in Charlotte, dispute the police assertion that Scott was armed with a handgun.
