Updated: CMPD released the video to the media at 6:30 p.m. In a 30 minute press conference, Charlotte Police Chief Kerr Putney reiterated what he’s said consistently: The videos do not show that Keith Lamont Scott had a gun or that it was pointed it at police officers. Sign Up For Our Newsletter! Putney did say, however, […]
Hillary Clinton is coming to Charlotte on Sunday. Earlier today the presidential nominee publicly called for law enforcement officials to release the video footage involving the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in a tweet. Mayor Jennifer Roberts has asked Clinton and Presidential nominee Donald Trump to delay their visit. Mayor Wants Tapes Released Mayor […]
Rep. Robert Pittenger, a North Carolina congressman, expressed regret for inflammatory statements he made on live television in which he said Charlotte protesters "hate white people because white people are successful and they're not."
Keith Lamont Scott’s family released video footage recorded by his wife in the moments that led up to the fatal shooting of Scott. His wife, Rakeyia, can be heard saying that he doesn’t have a gun. “He has no weapon,” Rakeyia Scott can be heard saying. The video doesn’t show exactly what happened during the […]
On Tuesday, September 20, Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer while waiting at the bus stop to pick up his child. Details on how he died and the reasons for his death vary between the community, family and police. His death has sparked outrage in a city that is normally […]
