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Footage filmed in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Thursday morning, shows the aftermath of violent clashes between police and hundreds of protesters that erupted overnight during a demonstration caused by the fatal police shooting of African-American man Keith Scott.
Police clashed with protesters in the center of Charlotte, North Carolina, on Wednesday, as people demonstrated against the fatal police shooting of African-American man Keith Scott. Police fired volleys of tear gas at the demonstrators and made several arrests. One unidentified person was shot during Wednesday's demonstration and is currently on life support, according to a Tweet by the city. The circumstances behind the shooting of the protester are still unclear.
One person was shot in undetermined circumstances as hundreds of people were protesting the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte on Wednesday. Protesters and police clashed in the city centre as authorities fired volleys of teargas cannisters at the demonstrators. Police claim that Scott was carrying a gun, while his family is saying he was carrying a book. His death is the latest incident in recent police killings of black males.
Scores of students held a die-in at Charlotte University on Wednesday, to protest the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, who was killed in the city on Tuesday evening. The 43-year-old’s death ignited protests across the city. Students wore t-shirts with slogans written upon reading: “we gon’ be alright” and “Black Lives Matter.”
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