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Question, officer brently vinson felt under immediately threat according to the d.a. from keith lamont scott during that incident. laid out in great detail the incident, but a few things he mentioned really bear talking about right now. he said that scott ignored repeated commands, at least ten commands, for him to drop the gun. scott was inside his car when he first drew the gun, and the officers at that time saw him draw the gun inside his car. commanded him to drop the gun. yelled that he had a gun. at that point, the d.a. sdays that keith lamont scott took a deep breath, exited the vehicle with his gun and started to back away from it. the key thing asserted, keith lamont set, assessed the officers, looked at the other officers, looked back at vinson and vinson felt he was in immediate threat of being shot by scott. ....
Why is it okay, when it comes to them, it s okay to shoot first and ask questions later? reporter: scott s september shooting death touched off protests and rioting in and around charlotte. today the scott family pleaded for the public to keep an open mind. there is no excuse for violence. and we implore everyone to protest peacefully and to be respectful of everyone s rights. reporter: officer vinson s conduct is still being investigated tonight. an official told me a short time ago they are conducting an internal investigation to ensure that policies were followed in this case. in the meantime officer vinson remains on administrative duty. also, a local naacp leader told me her organization is pushing for an independent federal investigation into the scott shooting and into the north carolina state bureau of investigation. wolf. brian, what did the d.a. say about keith scott s medication at the time of the shooting? reporter: well, he said that, ....
A mannequin. where the m.e. put the trajectory of the bullets. now, we know there were four shots because you hear four shots in rapid succession on the video. we also know because officer vinson says that he fired. we also know it because there are four shell casings that are around the proximity to officer vinson. the medical examiner could not tell us the sequence of the projectiles. one in the wrist we don t show. one in the wrist is not what we call a clear through and through. because they are pieces of the bullet in the wrist. the one in the abdomen goes into the abdomen, in the left side, ....