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Police said they were searching for someone who had outstanding warrants when they saw a man with a gun leave a vehicle. The victim was not the subject of the search, said Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney.

According to police reports, the man, who has not been named, returned to his vehicle. When they approached the man, they claim he “posed an imminent deadly threat to the officers” and one of them opened fire. An eyewitness told the victim’s daughter that a Taser was used on her father, then he was shot at least three times.

Medics arrived and the injured man was taken to Carolinas Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.

The shooter has not been named. Police have said, per protocol, they will be placed on administrative leave.

The victim’s daughter,... found out that her father was dead via the news while recording from the scene of the shooting. The victim’s brother said he was holdinga book, not a gun, and was just waiting on his son to be dropped off after school.

WBTV reported that a woman claiming to be the man’s daughter live streamed the scene on Facebook for more than an hour after the shooting.

WBTV reported that the woman said she heard police come up to the man yelling at him to get his hands up, and then breaking open the car window. She claimed he was Tasered and then shot four times. In the video, she said the man was disabled, didn’t have a gun and was even scared of them.

WBTV reported that about 100 people are gathered at the scene of the shooting.

Officers shot and killed the unidentified victim inside an apartment complex in Charlotte, North Carolina, while searching for another person who had outstanding warrants.

Update: Heavy.com reported that the victim was identified as Keith Lamont Scott.

Investigators said they saw Scott get out of a car with a gun, then get back in. When officers approached his vehicle, they said, the man “posed an imminent deadly threat to the officers,” prompting them to fire.

Edit:

Charlotte resident here. I just saw this on Twitter.

This is apparently the full statement from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, just to enter it into the public record.

https://twitter.com/DianneG/status/778414436511997952

Edit 2: Another update thanks to Randolph Freelander - Post #105

More senseless killing and I'm expecting more apathy from the mainstream. Just another black body for the pile. NC is an open carry state btw.

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[timetokill]

Oh, black. Okay. Business as usual. Thanks cops.

 

[DrSlek]

Just another day in the US of A

 

[F0rneus]

I'm sure they'll find PCP in the car soon

 

[super-famicom]

Man, fuck the police.

 

[Lightning_Roller]

Do I even need to say anything at this point that will already be said by others? My gosh this is just painful.

 

[[Agent]ZeroNine]

The American Police are just terrible. Terrible is not even strong enough of an adjective.

 

[Calm Mind]

911 is a joke.

 

[jwk94]

I guess reading does pose a threat. Can't have people getting smart. smh

 

[TheOMan]

Is reading while black on the list?

 

[Zekes!]

I wonder if American cops have any kind of self awareness of how they are perceived by not only US citizens but people around the world?

Christ, RIP to the victim and thoughts go out to his family

 

[Slayven]

Is reading while black on the list?

Shit it was one of the original ones

 

[LiK]

OMFG

 

[Zukuu]

911 is a joke.

Might as well call it a speed-dial for a death squad at this point.

 

[Finalizer]

Shit it was one of the original ones

Reading AND disabled while black.

 

[marrec]

Just wait until the cops reveal that the book was called "How to Serve Cops" and the twist is that it's a cook book

 

[Herne]

Sick actions like this remind me to be glad the police don't have guns in my country.... Not that I'd equate any of the Garda Siochana with the American police.

 

[sturgboski]

Ok Fox News, Trump and conservative media, tell us why it is disgusting what Kaepernick is doing, blue lives matter, and all that.

Fucking disgusting.

 

[Ninhead]

Something something compliance something something... they'll shoot you anyways.

 

[RS4-]

biggest domestic terrorist organization in the US

 

[Friggz]

do cops not value human life? i cant even comprehend taking someones life, yet i read stories DAILY, about cops that do it and can shrug it off.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

Charlotte resident here. I just saw this on Twitter.

This is apparently the full statement from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, just to enter it into the public record.

https://twitter.com/DianneG/status/778414436511997952

Gracious, I hope this was captured on video.

 

[rjinaz]

Anybody else getting to the point where they just don't even know what to say anymore with these threads?

Just (...)

 

[Chie Satonaka]

I wonder if American cops have any kind of self awareness of how they are perceived by not only US citizens but people around the world?

Christ, RIP to the victim and thoughts go out to his family

Why would Race Soldiers care about how us common folk feel about them carrying out their duty?

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

It's all becoming white noise and that makes it even sadder.

Fuck the police.

 

[Daingurse]

Can't even fucking read. This is fucking ridiculous. I hate knowing that just by being big, tall, and black, that I too am inherently "threatening". Hell, I'm mentally ill too, and that sure as fuck doesn't help with the cops! I honestly dread about this shit happening to my family and I.

 

[Aselith]

Why is the shooter not named? He did the right thing and protected himself from a threat...right? Name this hero cop so that the world can celebrate his amazing bravery!

 

[PAULINK]

This is so sad

 

[O.v.e.rlord]

Jesus...

 

[Cohsae]

Didn't this exact same thing happen fairly recently?
A guy was shot while just sitting in his car, he might have even been asleep?

 

[DrForester]

Is reading while black on the list?

I think so.

Reading while waiting in a parked car while black might be a new one though...

 

[hypernima]

Guess I shouldn't look forward to enjoying "The Stranger" while parked in my sedan.

 

[USC-fan]

Charlotte resident here. I just saw this on Twitter.

This is apparently the full statement from the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, just to enter it into the public record.

https://twitter.com/DianneG/status/778414436511997952



Gracious, I hope this was captured on video.

So he did have a gun?

 

[Usobuko]

Rip.

Too bad like half of the country don't give a shit about this.

 

[Grizzlyjin]

*sigh*

So much for de-escalation. I'm sincerely more worried about being shot by a cop than some random person.

 

[Krejlooc]

Bonus points if you guessed his race before clicking this topic

 

[sazzy]

Even cops can't use their firearms responsibly

 

[rjinaz]

So he did have a gun?

Seems like he was armed, probably a holstered gun, got into his van. Got out of the van, maybe because he saw the officers, was then shot.

Unless it's illegal to own a gun where he is and unless he pulled it. I don't see how it's relevant.

 

[Thoraxes]

What in the actual fuck.

 

[hydragonwarrior]

Reading AND disabled while black.

Aggressive reading.

 

[Jerm411]

Saw a live feed on FB from that area of protests....bottles being thrown and it looks like a powder keg fixin to go off.

This is just an awful story....SMH...when you think it can't get any worse....

 

[Krejlooc]

Even cops can't use their firearms responsibly

"even"? more like "especially"

 

[Zetta]

This is heart breaking man fuck.

 

[DrSlek]

Wait, isn't this in North Carolina? Isn't open carry legal there?

 

[Krejlooc]

Aggressive reading.

dehumanizingly disabled

 

[Vincent Alexander]

I don't want to jump to conclusions here without knowing all the information....but

Spoiler

fuck the police

 

[Trojita]

So he did have a gun?

It's not illegal to have a gun per US law. It shouldn't even matter if he had a gun by our backasswardless laws.

 

[Jake2by4]

Wait, isn't this in North Carolina? Isn't open carry legal there?

As far as I know yes it is.

 

[Premium Quality]

How do all these police officers killing innocent people sleep at night?

 

[xxracerxx]

Just terrible.