Peaceful protesters crowded Charlotte’s first city council meeting since the cop shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, with over 50 people speaking out against police violence. But none of them stood out Monday quite as much as a young girl. Zianna Oliphant, her hair done up in braids and tears streaking her face, brought into focus … Read more
A young African-American girl has delivered a tearful plea about police shootings to city officials in Charlotte, North Carolina. Zianna Oliphant, who is reportedly 10 years old, said: “It’s a shame that our fathers and mothers are killed and we can’t even see them anymore. It’s a shame that we have to go to that … Read more
Police in Charlotte, North Carolina, have released officer bodycam and dashcam footage of a controversial shooting of a black man on Tuesday. They also released pictures of a handgun and marijuana that police say Keith Lamont Scott possessed. Calls for the footage to be released increased in the four days since Mr Scott was shot, … Read more
The moment North Carolina police shot a black man was captured on video by his wife, who is heard pleading with officers: “Don’t shoot him!” In the footage, Rakeyia Scott tells husband Keith Scott to get out of his car as Charlotte police surround him. The clip does not show the actual shooting, or make … Read more
A North Carolina police chief says video of a fatal officer shooting does not provide “definitive” evidence the black man who died was pointing a gun. But Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said the “totality of all of the other evidence” supports the police version of events. Chief Putney said the video would be shown … Read more
Demonstrators gathered near the complex Tuesday night, carrying signs that said “Black Lives Matter” and chanting “no justice, no peace.” The man shot by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer that afternoon was identified as Keith Lamont Scott, Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts said. Brentley Vinson, the officer involved in the shooting, has been placed on paid administrative … Read more