Were hurt. And as don champion shows us. The unrest is expected to grow. That 43yearold keith scott died after being shot by police in this charlotte, North Carolina parking lot tuesday is not being disputed. But a witness is casting doubt on the official police story about who shot him, and why. Police chief kerr putney says officers looking for the subject of a warrant noticed scott with a weapon. Mr. Scott exitedh with a handgun as the officers continued to yell at him to drop it. he stepped out, posing a threat, and officer Brently Vinson fired his weapon. Officer vinson, an africanamerican, was placed on administrative leave. Theyre not telling you what actually happened to that man. Theyre trying to cover it up. Taheshia williams says she witnessed the shooting, and took but her story is very different from what police say happened including the race of the Police Officer the white cop with the bald head pulled up behind that man, blocked him into his parking space he couldnt mov
How this got started according to policewell they say the suspect got into an argument with a customer inside the store after his credit card was declined at the drive thru window. Police say he shot the victim in the chest. And then fired twice into the airand as you can imagine rattling the nerves of many people inside the store. Police ultimately took the man into custody. Mauricio Marin howeverpolice s t cooperative. Authorities arent releasing his name at the time. But tell us he made a threat that forced bomb squad to come in. We continue Team Coverage now with Brittany Edney. She has the latest in that portion of the investigation. Brittany . Brittany Edney investigators are searching his home and also his gray pickup truck which is in the Shopping Center across the street behind me. As for the initial threat. Metro and they brought in a lot of resources today to confirm that. Investigators tell us swat, armored trucks, the bomb squad and fbi agents came out to the scene. Becaus
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
Orchestrated this complicated move. But they do recognize dehoming and rehoming those without shelter is part of a larger, more complex issue. Rick Van Diepen greenview global it becomes this shell game where the chronically homeless just get moved around, and when youre in survival mode as they are. You get creative. They find those places where they cant legally get hasseled by the police and they cant get rousted Christianne Klein part of thp expansion of whats known as the corridor of hope. A stretch of Homeless Service providers about a mile north of downtown. Near the intersection of las vegas boulevard and owens avenue. Christianne Klein they also are looking to other cities for potential solutions. Including mobile Public Restrooms and showers like in san francisco. And transitional Bridge Housing whether its small camper trailers, rv parks, even micro housing as that transition between homelessness and permanent shelter. Now clouds assocaited with hurricane paine have no envel
Kirsten Joyce another demonstration is planned for tonight in charlotte. In tulsa oklahoma protesters are calling for an officer to be fired and arrested. After a Deadly Police shooting there on friday. ardelia jackson protesting police my soul hurts, my soul hurts, thats why im here. Justice. Its not right. we saw the tape. Everyone saw the tape, Kirsten Joyce officers were responding to reports of a stalled vehicle. Helicopter video shows Terence Crutcher outside the suv. With his hands up and walking. Shot by another. Officer betty shelby says he tried to reach inside the car and she feared for her life. The shooting was captured on three cameras, the helicopter and two police dashcams. But none of the officers was wearing a body camera. Kirsten Joyce and we are seeing some cloudy skies today. Sherry swensk is in the Weather Center to tell us if we can expect some rain sherry. Sherry Swensk partly cloudy skies out there that tried to swing into the valley earlier this morning. Bould