Thursday, September 22, 2016

Charlotte in State of Emergency

Charlotte, North Carolina has been put into a state of emergency after violent protests have broken out following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. The Charlotte police are refusing to release the video of Scott being shot to the public, which raises questions from multiple people. The protests started out peaceful, but quickly went violent, with people breaking windows and destroying buildings around the streets. The police even had to use tear gas. Keith Scotts daughter claims he was siting in his car reading a book, and wasn't armed.


LINK: http://www.cnn.com/2016/09/22/us/charlotte-protests/index.html

A protester shouts to a crowd in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina, on the evening of Wednesday, September 21. Violent protests erupted the night before following the death of Keith Lamont Scott, who was shot in an apartment complex parking lot while police tried to serve a warrant for a different man. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said Scott exited his car with a gun and that he was shot after he wouldn't drop it. Scott's family said he was unarmed and sitting in his car reading a book.
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