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Added on the 22/09/2016 18:51:24 - Copyright : RT Ruptly EN
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.
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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Citizens of Charlotte continued to take to the streets in response to the fatal police shooting of unarmed African American Keith Scott on Tuesday after a week of protests have rocked the city after the release of full police dash-cam and body-cam footage of Lamont’s death. A march and a candlelight vigil were held to honour the deceased 43-year-old, as well as protester Justin Carr, who was shot dead during demonstrations against Scotts’ killing in unconfirmed circumstances. The previous scale of protests and riots in response to the shooting prompted North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory to deploy the National Guard and declare a state of emergency, which has since been rescinded.
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