Protests continued to wrack Charlotte, North Carolina days after police officers shot and killed a Black man.
Governor Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency and deployed the national guard Wednesday night, after another man was shot during the protests.
The protests started 24 hours earlier, on September 20, when police shot and killed Keith Scott, a 43-year-old Black man, in the an apartment complex parking lot. Police say Scott held a gun when he was shot. His family maintains he held a book.
Reports indicate the protests started around 6pm on Tuesday night, near the scene of the officer-involved shooting.
More chanting, police are present, probably over 100 people out here near shooting scene pic.twitter.com/IIr13UKvao
— Dan Yesenosky (@WCNCDanY) September 21, 2016
Police in riot gear quickly arrived on the scene.
#Charlotte protestors confront police in riot gear. (via @ColeenHarryWBTV) #KeithLamontScott pic.twitter.com/iCd9OCBgq5
— D (@Delo_Taylor) September 21, 2016
Officers began using tear gas on protesters that night.
Tear gas continues to be deployed by officers. Multiple #CMPD officers hurt now. #WBTV @WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/8r39vH3Tb1
— WBTV Ben Williamson (@benlwilliamson) September 21, 2016
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department reported four officers injured.
Protests continued Wednesday, in Charlotte’s Marshall Park.
Rally starting with chants of "What do we want? Justice. When do we want it? Now." #keithscott pic.twitter.com/y16dIkTdL3
— Adam Rhew (@AdamRhew) September 21, 2016
Charlotte-Mecklenburg police chief Kerr Putney said in a press conference that the protest began around 6pm that night.
Some protesters began moving toward the center of the city.
"NO JUSTICE, NO PEACE" protestors chant as they fill 3rd street Uptown walking towards center city #keithscott #blacklivesmatter @TWCNewsCLT pic.twitter.com/8B3EieWbsA
— Litsa Pappas (@LitsaPappas) September 22, 2016
The protests escalated quickly into violence.
Firework thrown at police in Charlotte. Still very much an active situation. Tear gas being used every couple minutes pic.twitter.com/T8dYaW93dy
— Marcus DiPaola (@marcusdipaola) September 22, 2016
Around 8:30pm, police responded to reports of a shooting on North Cobble St.
GRAPHIC IMAGE: Blood on the sidewalk in front of the Omni Hotel in uptown #Charlotte where a man was fatally shot tonight. pic.twitter.com/IIGIqOoKeT
— Adam Rhew (@AdamRhew) September 22, 2016
McCory announced a state of emergency late Wednesday night.
I have declared a State of Emergency & initiated efforts to deploy the Nat'l Guard & Highway Patrol to assist local law enforcement in CLT
— Pat McCrory (@PatMcCroryNC) September 22, 2016
Putney explained the reasoning behind this decision in a press conference Thursday.
“The reason is I wanted to protect our property; I wanted to protect our people, our officers,” he said. “…The role of the State Highway patrol is to help us with traffic and help us protect infrastructure. The role of the national guard is to help us mainly with infrastructure.”
Protests began to wind down around 3am.
#Charlotte Police Officer Shedding A Tear During Protests pic.twitter.com/G1dysRoaVh
— Nathan Allen (@workwthecoach) September 22, 2016
Putney reported 5 police and 9 civilians injured. The police made 44 arrests, for crimes ranging from failure to disperse to assault.
The city held a press conference Thursday morning to discuss the events of the previous 48 hours.
Putney said Thursday that the police would not release videos of the shooting that sparked the protest.
“When should you expect it to be released?” he asked reporters. “You shouldn’t expect it to be released."
Main image from Getty/Sean Rayford
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