Charlotte Shooting Protests

District attorney exonerates officer, denounces rumors in killing of Keith Scott

A Charlotte police officer will not face charges in the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott, the Mecklenburg County District Attorney’s office said after an SBI investigation. Death of Keith Scott sparked violent riots, peaceful demonstrations and large protests.

Protesters march through uptown, demanding answers on Scott, Carr shootings

Dozens of protesters massed outside Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police headquarters Wednesday night following a prosecutor’s announcement that Officer Brentley Vinson would not be charged in Keith Lamont Scott’s death.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

DA counters widow, witness accounts in Keith Lamont Scott shooting

Keith Lamont Scott police shooting | Charlotte, NC | Mecklenburg County District Attorney Andrew Murray debunked rumors and accounts from witnesses and on social media about the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott shootings that triggered riots in September.

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Here’s the DA’s 22-page report on Keith Lamont Scott investigation

Here is the Mecklenburg County district attorney’s report on the agency’s investigation of the Sept. 20 fatal shooing of Keith Lamont Scott by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer. District Attorney Andrew Murray announced earlier Wednesday that no charges will be brought against officer Brentley Vinson in the shooting.

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‘He just had like this evil look,’ said officer who shot Keith Scott

In his first statement, taken a day after the shooting and made public Wednesday, Brentley Vinson described Keith Scott’s demeanor when he stepped from his SUV and was confronted by five officers.

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Keith Lamont Scott lawyers say police confrontation could have ended peacefully

Charlotte, NC | Lawyers for family of Keith Lamont Scott challenge Charlotte Mecklenburg Police accounts of the fatal shooting, which sparked days of riots, protests and demonstrations in uptown Charlotte North Carolina. District Attorney Andrew Murray said the officer was justified.

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To help with Scott crisis, city turns to New York-based PR firm

In the aftermath of the Keith Lamont Scott shooting, the city of Charlotte has been getting advice and “messaging guidance” from Burson-Marsteller, a New York City consultant.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

Without Mayor Roberts, Charlotte City Council issues letter supporting CMPD Chief Putney

“We wanted to be sure that people understood that we were listening and hearing,” said Mayor Pro Tem Vi Lyles.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

CMPD probe into Scott shooting omitted key witness, family lawyer says

Chief Kerr Putney appeared to reach conclusions about what happened without hearing statements from the victim’s wife, who witnessed the fatal confrontation.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

Police body camera video shows Greensboro officer violently arresting man

A Greensboro police officer was stripped of his law enforcement credentials last week, after the release of police body camera footage that showed him violently arresting a man for sitting on his own porch.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

Do you recognize Charlotte Hornets fan store looters?

Police on Friday released photos of several males and a female looting the Charlotte Hornets fan store in uptown Charlotte during last week’s protests over the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

Will Charlotte courts have mercy on arrested protesters?

More than 100 court cases are pending and dozens of arrest warrants are unserved from protests last week over a police-shooting death in Charlotte. Police arrested 82 people in a week’s time, as thousands of protesters flooded parks, streets and even highways around the city. Their charges range from curfew violations and burglary to assaults on police and the murder of a 26-year-old protester.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

Jamil Gill, jailed twice, says ‘the people chose me’

Jamil Gill developed two reputations as a protester in Charlotte for a week in September.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

CMPD to release full video of Scott shooting

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said Friday evening that it will release more than two hours of video footage of the scene where an officer fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott, a reversal from the agency’s previous stance.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

Scott shooting prompts criticism of CMPD tactics

The department trains officers to try to de-escalate confrontations with people with diminished mental abilities, but some experts say officers used a flawed approach in deadly encounter.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

82 arrests made during week of Charlotte protests

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department made 82 arrests related to property damage and violent crime during protests Sept. 20 through Tuesday over the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by a police officer.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

Mayor Roberts says city ‘struck the right balance’ in response to protests

Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts defends her actions, including the city’s decision to delay an emergency declaration and a curfew. She also says her comments about transparency were not a dig at Police Chief Kerr Putney.

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The story behind an image of Charlotte that went viral after a week of unrest

Local artist Donna Heil painted an image of two hands forming a heart on top of a dramatic sunset scene of Charlotte’s skyline.

Charlotte Shooting Protests

Historian: Roots of Charlotte’s protests can be traced to city’s past

Brenda Tindal, staff historian at Charlotte’s Levine Museum of the New South, spoke Wednesday night to a standing-room-only crowd of about 100. She said most of the answers to questions about last week’s protests can be found in the city’s own history, from the urban renewal that uprooted historic black neighborhoods in the 1960s and ‘70s to now-nearly-forgotten police shootings of black motorists in the 1990s.

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Charlotte unrest deals ‘huge blow’ to uptown hospitality industry

Peaceful protests quickly turned violent last Wednesday, one day after Keith Lamont Scott, a black civilian, was fatally shot by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer.

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Protests turned violent in Charlotte after the fatal police shooting of a black man Sept. 20, 2016. Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency for the city and deployed the National Guard and State Highway Patrol troopers to assist local police.

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