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Added on the 18/11/2019 07:20:48 - Copyright : AFPTV - First images
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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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.