officers involved in a shooting that really gained nationwide attention. this is officer-involved shooting from back in september of keith lamont scott. the district attorney saying no charges. the officers acted lawfully. this is a case again, the nation was watching after this shooting took place and it also sparked days, at least two days of riots following this shooting. officer bradley sin vevincen d.a. said, acted lawfully. we want to bring in laura coates and cnn senior law enforcement analyst and former fbi assistant director tom fuentes. danny, let me start with you. this case, as in so many we have seen involving police shootings, seems to turn on whether the officer believed he was in imminent danger. it actually centers on two inquiries. first, what was the reason for approaching mr. scott in the first place and secondly, the decision to shoot.
officers can be heard on video repeatedly commanding mr. scott to drop the gun. the idea that mr. scott was unarmed does not explain why officers acted defensively, had their guns drawn and ordered him to drop the gun. everyone who has seen the video of the incident can feel the tension in that situation. according to officer wiggins, after mr. scott was shot, he fell to the ground and his gun landed near his waistline. officer wiggins said he moved the gun away from mr. scott and stood over the gun to assure it could not be accessed by mr. scott. on the dash cam video, on the dash camera, and on body cam, officer wiggins is soon crouching down, reaching with one hand and moving something from mr. scott. you do not see the ground. you see officer wiggins crouch down, this arm move, and step
told cmpd that four white officers were present. all four fired their weapons and there were no black officers present. the brief interview was captured on a body-worn camera. later in the interview, with cbs news, she stated that officer vincent, who is black, was present but she did not believe he shot her husband, mr. scott, because he was not part of the action. mrs. scott did later meet with the fbi for an interview and she provided valuable information about her husband s medications and their effects. she said that mr. scott had just taken his medicine and that those prescriptions make him zoned. mrs. scott has maintained in interviews with investigators and the media that mr. scott did not have a gun. she told the fbi that the last
thank you so much, tamron hall. right now on andrea mitche andr report reports , breaking news from charlotte, north carolina, where a local district attorney says he will not pursue charges in the police shooting death of keith lamont scott. in conclusion, after a thorough review and given the totality of the circumstances and credible evidence in this case, it is my opinion that officer vinson acted lawfully when he shot mr. scott. he acted lawfully. i am fully satisfied and entirely convinced that officer vinson s use of deadly force was lawful. and breaking news on capitol hill. her reign continues. nancy pelosi re-elected as house democratic leader, fending off a strong challenge from ohio congressman, tim ryan. family ties. donald trump tweets he will quit his business to continues trait on being president. but can he completely separate himself from his self-branded family-run real estate empire? we re working on making sure that all of those conflicts are
time she ever knew scott to have any type of firearm was prior to his wrearrest in october 2015 a she was certain he did not have any guns after january 2016. however, text messages between mr. and mrs. scott the month before the shooting include an argument about a gun in mr. scott s possession. in the report that we are putting online, you will find limited information regarding mr. scott s background and medical history. while he had a criminal history and was receiving treatment for psychiatric disorders, his history was unknown to officer vincent. in this case, it would be merely speculative to assess whether this history explained mr. scott s conduct on the day of the incident. in conclusion, after a thorough