BREAKING: Massive Protests Erupt In North Carolina After Police Kill Disabled Black Man
Massive protests have broken out in Charlotte, North Carolina, after police shot and killed disabled African-American man named Keith Lamont Scott, who was apparently reading a book in his car, waiting for his son to come home from school when officers shot him dead. Details are still sketchy at the moment, but it appears the police were in search of of another armed man in the area.
Scott is the sixth civilian shot by Charlotte police this year.
Twelve officers have apparently been injured as tear gas canisters were fired into the crowd.
Coming so soon after the shooting of Terrence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is clear that all the protests and anger at the disregard for the lives of black Americans shown by our police forces have accomplished nothing. Scott is the 215th black man shot by police this year.
This is an ongoing story that will be updated as new developments occur.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg, NC, police: 12 officers injured in clashes with protesters – @CMPD https://t.co/m5uqBh8v4F
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