Keith Lamont Scott Shooting

• Charlotte cop acted lawfully in fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, prosecutor says

  A Charlotte police officer acted lawfully when he shot and killed a black man at an apartment complex, touching off several nights of unrest in the city, and will not face charges, a North Carolina prosecutor announced Wednesday.

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  Nov 30, 2016
  
• Keith Lamont Scott: Brain injury may be factor in Charlotte police shooting, doctors say

  Friends say the man fatally shot by police in Charlotte, North Carolina, last month was on medication for a traumatic brain injury that made him sluggish and forget what he was saying in mid-conversation.

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  Oct 5, 2016
  
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• NAACP head says victim’s history doesn’t matter in Charlotte police shooting

  The local president of the NAACP says the history of the black man killed by a Charlotte, North Carolina, police officer doesn't matter because the officers who confronted him didn't know anything of it.

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  Sep 28, 2016
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• ‘We need our fathers’: Charlotte girl makes emotional plea to city councillors to end violence

  Angry Charlotte residents verbally lashed City Council members for hours on Monday complaining about what they called unaccountable police officers and civilian leaders who have failed to force change following the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by police.

  World

  Sep 27, 2016
• Police videos unclear on whether or not Keith Lamont Scott had a gun

  Newly released police video of a black man's fatal shooting, sought by protesters for days, isn't settling questions about whether the man threatened police with a gun.

  World

  Sep 25, 2016
• Keith Lamont Scott shooting video released by Charlotte police

  Charlotte police have released body and dashboard camera footage of the fatal shooting of black man.

  World

  Sep 24, 2016
• Charlotte police to release video of shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott

  A North Carolina police chief has announced he has decided to release police bodycam and dash cam video footage of Tuesday's police shooting of a black man in Charlotte.

  World

  Sep 24, 2016
• Demand intensifies in Charlotte for release of Keith Lamont Scott video

  Demonstrations in Charlotte have gone from violent to peaceful, although demands to see video of the encounter remain at the forefront of discussions for those taking to the streets.

  World

  Sep 24, 2016
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• Charlotte protest: Activist gives out free hugs to riot police, faces anger from protesters

  Ken Nwadike, creator of the Free Hugs Project, was at the frontline of riot police Wednesday night and offered an officer a hug.

  World

  Sep 23, 2016
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• U.S. police shootings: When are police obligated to release videos and how soon?

  In this era of a 24/7 cycle of citizen journalists and live video feeds, civil rights activists are saying the refusal to release video almost immediately underscores the fractured relationship between police and the community they serve.

  World

  Sep 23, 2016