Crime & Courts

Police expected today to release videos of fatal shooting of Keith Scott in Charlotte

CMPD Chief Kerr Putney speaks at a Friday press conference.
CMPD Chief Kerr Putney speaks at a Friday press conference. jsimmons@charlotteobserver.com

Police are expected to release videos of the killing of Keith Lamont Scott Saturday, according to reports by Observer news partner WBTV.

The footage, from police dashboard- and body-cams, show some views of Tuesday’s fatal shooting of the 43-year-old black man in an apartment complex parking lot. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney has said the footage does not provide “absolute, definitive visual evidence that would confirm that a person is pointing a gun. I didn’t see that in the videos I reviewed.”

Police showed Scott’s family the videos Thursday. The family, through an attorney, requested they be immediately released to the public.

This story was originally published September 24, 2016 at 2:22 PM with the headline "Police expected today to release videos of fatal shooting of Keith Scott in Charlotte."

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