A protestor shot by a civilian in Wednesday night’s protests died in hospital on Thursday, local media reported. City officials said Carr was not shot by an officer. No arrests have been made.
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Roberts says we will have a transparent investigation of Scott shooting. His family previously said he was holding a book, not a firearm.
The Times’ editorial board accuses the Charlotte Police Department of responding to the shooting “in exactly the wrong way”, saying that it had “opted for stonewalling”.
As protestors fill the streets Thursday expressing anger and frustration at the Tuesday death of Keith Lamont Scott at the hands of the police, officials confirmed that the mayor of Charlotte has imposed a curfew, slated to go in effect at midnight.
Pressure was growing on police to release video of the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old African American, whose killing on Tuesday sparked the unrest. He told reporters the video will be made public when he believes there is a “compelling reason” to do so.
Putney says he is working to honor the request from the family of Scott to view the video.
Police: Scott had gun.
A crowd of protesters left a Charlotte park on Thursday evening and wound through the city’s streets as officers with bikes looked on.
The Charlotte Regional Visitors Authority oversees the NASCAR Hall of Fame building and the convention center next door.
City officials said Wednesday night that the victim had died, but then corrected the statement to say he was in critical condition.
Governor Pat McCrory declared a State of Emergency to initiate efforts to deploy the North Carolina National Guard after protests turned into violence in uptown.
Demonstrators have been demanding answers in Scott’s killing, with some carrying signs that read “Release the tapes”. But he said other evidence supports the police version that Scott had a weapon and pointed it at officers.
However, it was unclear if he was holding a gun, as police say.
Footage “does not give me absolute, definitive, visual evidence that would confirm that a person was pointing a gun”. He said Scott got out of his vehicle calmly.
That is the first time anyone connected with the case has said Scott’s wife witnessed the shooting. “I certainly would feel better being able to see it”, she said, adding that she doesn’t know how conclusive the video footage is until she watches it.
Protesters began gathering again on Thursday after nightfall, with some 200 people marching to chants of “release the video” and “Whose streets?”
“What we’ve seen in too many situations now is that the videos tell the truth and the police who were involved in the shooting tell lies”, said Randolph McLaughlin, a professor at Pace University School of Law.
“We have great folks in our community who really want this to be peaceful and want us to have constructive dialogue to move our city forward”, she said on ABC’s “Good Morning America” show.
Other cities have released footage of police shootings. Just this week, Tulsa police let the public see video of the disputed September 16 shooting, though the footage left important questions unanswered.
The American Civil Liberties Union has called on police to release the video of the incident, but police argue they can not release it without harming the integrity of the investigation.
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Grass Roots North Carolina President Paul Valone wrote Thursday in a memo to its supporters strongly advising them to carry these lawful firearms if they can’t avoid being in Charlotte and surrounding Mecklenburg County. “At this point, there is speculation because the videos have not been released”.
