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United States News Title: Charlotte police shooting: Protests erupt after officer kills man (CNN)Protests erupted in North Carolina after an officer fatally shot one man while serving a warrant for a different person at an apartment complex in Charlotte. Police say the man they shot had a gun, his family members say he was carrying a book. Several hundred people gathered outside the complex Tuesday night, chanting "no justice, no peace!" and carrying signs that said "Black Lives Matter." While some threw bottles and rocks at officers working to control the protesters, others implored them to stop. "That's when things really started to pick up. I would say not long before 11 p.m., police deployed tear gas ... as they tried to clear the streets," said Adam Rhew, associate editor for Charlotte magazine. Video shows protesters attack police car charlotte police shooting protesters police car vo_00001809 Video shows protesters attack police car 01:10 Highway blocked After a brief lull, the crowds regrouped early Wednesday and blocked Interstate 85. They started a fire at the center of the highway, forcing vehicles and tractor-trailers to stall as far as the eye could see. Police cars with flashing lights hovered nearby. Some protesters removed boxes from the back of semitrailers and set the items on fire. Police in riot gear formed a line and forced crowds away from the highway. Shortly after, the highway partially opened, but some protesters remained in the vicinity and continued chanting. Others jumped on top of a police van and stomped on it, breaking the windshield and other windows. At least seven people were transported to the hospital with minor injuries, CNN affiliate WSOC reported. It said five others have been arrested. Protesters lit trash and other items on fire to block the highway. Protesters lit trash and other items on fire to block the highway. Victim, officer identified The man shot by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Tuesday afternoon has been identified as Keith Lamont Scott, Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts said. Protests broke out in North Carolina after an officer fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott, shown with his wife Rakeyia Scott, at an apartment complex in Charlotte. Protests broke out in North Carolina after an officer fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott, shown with his wife Rakeyia Scott, at an apartment complex in Charlotte. Brentley Vinson, the officer involved in the shooting, has been placed on paid administrative leave, according to the mayor. His race is not known. Racial tensions are high nationwide following other officer-involved shootings. The fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, sparked protests after video of the killing appeared Monday. Charlotte's is the latest case involving an officer-involved shooting, and protesters are demanding justice and an end to police brutality for months. Protesters clashed with police. Protesters clashed with police. 'When will our lives truly matter?' Most of the protesters cited the case of Ahmad Rahami, the suspect in the New York and New Jersey explosions who was arrested alive Monday after a shootout. "Something has to be done ... there was a terrorist in New Jersey, New York. He was taken alive," protester Nichelle Dunlap told CNN affiliate WCCB in Charlotte. "They said they want to question him. So because you wanted to question him, does his life mean more than our black men across the nation? It doesn't make any sense." CNN Map Charlotte +- 300 km 100 mi © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this map Corine Mack, who attended the protests in Charlotte, said the community is frustrated. "When will our lives truly matter? A black father is dead. There are children tonight who will never see their father again," said Mack, who is president of the Charlotte chapter of the NAACP. "It clearly appears as if our lives don't matter. We need to change policies. We need to change procedure. We need to hold police accountable. It's a modern day lynching. Charlotte is not a good place right now, we're in the throes of this problem." The mayor called for a full investigation into the shooting, saying she'll work with authorities on the case. "The community deserves answers and full investigation will ensue. Will be reaching out to community leaders to work together," the mayor tweeted. What happened? The incident started when Charlotte police looking to serve a warrant Tuesday shot and killed a man in the parking lot of an apartment complex. Tulsa police shooting investigated by Justice Department Terence Crutcher police shooting: Justice Department investigating Though the man was armed, he's not the one police were looking for, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said in a statement. The Tuesday afternoon shooting set off an angry crowd response that grew as the hours passed. It's unclear why authorities were serving the warrant. While they were looking for that individual, officers saw a man get out of a car with a gun, then get back into the vehicle, the statement said. Officers moved in. "The subject got back out of the vehicle armed with a firearm and posed an imminent deadly threat to the officers who subsequently fired their weapon striking the subject," police said. Police Chief Kerr Putney said at least one officer shot the man. Two investigative branches of the department were looking into the shooting, he said. Scott died at Carolinas Medical Center. A gun he was holding was found at the scene, police said. Family told CNN that Scott was a father of seven and was sitting in the car reading a book when officers arrived on the scene. The officer involved in the shooting has worked for the department for two years. Officers injured At least 12 officers suffered injuries during the protests, the police department tweeted. It did not provide details on the nature and severity of the injuries, but said one of its officers was hit in the face with a rock. CNN's Keith Allen and Christine Sever contributed to this report I guess Hillary will wake up to come out and make a speech to try to gain some votes. And Obama Rama Ding Dong will come out to spew some of his shit. Will be an interesting week Post Comment Private Reply Ignore Thread Top Page Up Full Thread Page Down Bottom/Latest
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Later reports indicated "protestors" blocked an Interstate, disrupting traffic, and emptied some tractor trailers. After police dispursed them from the highway, the "protestors" took a break from the festivities, and went to a local Wal Mart, and engaged in a Mid Nite Madness " Five Finger Discount " sale. On scene reports are that Flat Screens are Sold Out.
Si vis pacem, para bellum Those who beat their swords into plowshares will plow for those who don't Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God. if you look around, we have gone so far down the the rat hole, the almighty is going to have to apologize to Sodom and Gomorrah, if we don't have a judgement come down on us. President Obama is the greatest hoax ever perpetrated on the American people. --Clint Eastwood "I am concerned for the security of our great nation; not so much because of any threat from without, but because of the insidious forces working from within." -- General Douglas MacArthur
The cop must have "feared for his life" from the book Scott was holding. I read somewhere that the cop was black as well. Can't really blame this on racism, but what the heck - any excuse for a riot I suppose. It was either a Book 19 or a Book 40.
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