US protests turn violent as anger at police killings boils over
- 8 years ago
Protests turned violent for a second night in Charlotte, North Carolina following a fatal shooting of black man by police. A state of emergency has now been declared.
One man was shot and injured during last night’s protest. Police said that another civilian was responsible.
A video shows the man, who has not yet been named, as people try to help him and call for assistance.
He is in a serious condition, but contrary to some early reports was not killed.
Mayor of Charlotte, Jennifer Roberts, is said to be considering introducing a curfew to the city.
.POTUS expresses his concern to MayorBartlett and CLTMayor during this challenging time pic.twitter.com/HpIExHiLy6— Valerie Jarrett (vj44) September 21, 2016
Bank of America, who are based in Charlotte and employ 15,000 people in the city reportedly told staff not to come in to work.
#BREAKING: From friend at BankofAmerica. Employees can stay home tomorrow. “Emergency notification alert.” pic.twitter.com/I7qI8L6C1p— Molly Grantham WBTV (MollyGrantham) September 22, 2016
Accounts differ over the shooting of Scott. According to police he was armed with a handgun and threatened officers.
His family claim he was holding a book, not a gun.
The calmest man in Charlotte is protester Henry Lee, 51, who silently refuses to leave his chair. pic.twitter.com/8abgzPwoDZ— Matthew Teague (@MatthewTeague) September 22, 2016
His death is the latest incident to raise questions of racial bias in US policing
One man was shot and injured during last night’s protest. Police said that another civilian was responsible.
A video shows the man, who has not yet been named, as people try to help him and call for assistance.
He is in a serious condition, but contrary to some early reports was not killed.
Mayor of Charlotte, Jennifer Roberts, is said to be considering introducing a curfew to the city.
.POTUS expresses his concern to MayorBartlett and CLTMayor during this challenging time pic.twitter.com/HpIExHiLy6— Valerie Jarrett (vj44) September 21, 2016
Bank of America, who are based in Charlotte and employ 15,000 people in the city reportedly told staff not to come in to work.
#BREAKING: From friend at BankofAmerica. Employees can stay home tomorrow. “Emergency notification alert.” pic.twitter.com/I7qI8L6C1p— Molly Grantham WBTV (MollyGrantham) September 22, 2016
Accounts differ over the shooting of Scott. According to police he was armed with a handgun and threatened officers.
His family claim he was holding a book, not a gun.
The calmest man in Charlotte is protester Henry Lee, 51, who silently refuses to leave his chair. pic.twitter.com/8abgzPwoDZ— Matthew Teague (@MatthewTeague) September 22, 2016
His death is the latest incident to raise questions of racial bias in US policing