Say officers shot and killed him while he was reading a book inside his car tuesday. Police maintain scott had a gun. The shooting occurred outside scotts apartment complex. Officers were looking for a suspect with an outstanding warrant when they encountered scott coming out of his car. Police later determined he was not the man they were looking for. police chief kerr putney Charlotte Mecklenburg as they engage him, he is armed with a handgun that we found on the scene as well, make some imminent threat to them, and because of that, at least one of our officers fired. Protests erupted hours after the shooting. Twelve officers were injured during last nights protests. One officer was hit in face with a rock. Authorities say theyre interviewing witnesses as part of their investigation. brian loftus meanwhile protesters are calling for justice in tulsa, oklahoma after the death of terence crutcher. Hundreds rallied in front of Tulsa Police Headquarters last night. Calling for the remova
People are angry over the death of a man shot and killed by police. But there are two very different versions of the story. Kirsten Joyce 8 news now reporter nia wong is here to take a look at what were hearing from both the family of the victim and police. Nia . nia wong brian and kirsten. Were getting conflicting reports from police and the family of Keith Lamont Scott. Scotts family say officers shot him while reading a book inside his car on tuesday. But police say scott had a gun. This is charlotto protesters took to the streets. Bringi ng traffic to a standstill on this interstate. Some took items from trucks and set them on fire. Others hurled water bottls and rocks at squad cars. Officers say they were looking for a suspect with an outstanding warrant when they encountered scott getting out of his car. Police shot and killed the 43 yearold. It turns out scott was not the man police were looking for. police chief kerr putney Charlotte Mecklenburg as they engage him, he is armed
Were getting conflicting reports from police and the family of Keith Lamont Scott. Scotts family say officers shot him while reading a book inside his car on tuesday. But police say scott had a gun. This is charlotte hours after the shooting. Protesters took to the streets. Bringi ng traffic to a standstill on this interstate. Some took items from trucks and set them on fire. Others hurled water bottls and rocks at squad cars. Officers say they wereok outstanding warrant when they encountered scott getting out of his car. Police shot and killed the 43 yearold. It turns out scott was not the man police were looking for. police chief kerr putney Charlotte Mecklenburg as they engage him, he is armed with a handgun that we found on the scene as well, make some imminent threat to them, and because of that, at least one of our officers fired. nia wong police eventually threw teargas. Facebook. By a woman claiming to be scotts daghter. She and scotts sister. Shared different accounts of what
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