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| Charlotte police release bodycam, dashcam footage of Keith Lamont Scott shooting | |
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| Police bodycam and dashcam footage from the shooting of African American Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte on Tuesday will be released to the public, the North Carolina police chief said. | Police bodycam and dashcam footage from the shooting of African American Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte on Tuesday will be released to the public, the North Carolina police chief said. |
| *WARNING: GRAPHIC FOOTAGE* | |
| The chief of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department, Kerr Putney, earlier green-lighted the release saying it will not hamper the ongoing investigation into the incident. | |
| “These are tough times for our city and we're going to get through it,” the police chief said, adding that physical evidence would be released. | “These are tough times for our city and we're going to get through it,” the police chief said, adding that physical evidence would be released. |
| “What we are releasing are the objective facts,” he said, calling the shooting “a complex case.” | “What we are releasing are the objective facts,” he said, calling the shooting “a complex case.” |
| According to the police chief, Scott had been already a suspect in a crime before his gun-wielding behavior aggravated the situation. | According to the police chief, Scott had been already a suspect in a crime before his gun-wielding behavior aggravated the situation. |
| "There was a crime that he had committed that caused the encounter, and then the gun exacerbated that situation," he added. | "There was a crime that he had committed that caused the encounter, and then the gun exacerbated that situation," he added. |
| North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory backed the police move to release video evidence of the shooting. | North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory backed the police move to release video evidence of the shooting. |
| “As governor of North Carolina, I concur with the Charlotte police chief`s decision to release the tapes”, he said in a statement, adding that the FBI had told him the release would not compromise the course of the investigation. | “As governor of North Carolina, I concur with the Charlotte police chief`s decision to release the tapes”, he said in a statement, adding that the FBI had told him the release would not compromise the course of the investigation. |
| “I have been assured by the State Bureau of Investigation that the release will have no material impact on the independent investigation since most of the known witnesses have been interviewed.” | “I have been assured by the State Bureau of Investigation that the release will have no material impact on the independent investigation since most of the known witnesses have been interviewed.” |
| North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory backed the police move to release video evidence of the shooting. | North Carolina. Gov. Pat McCrory backed the police move to release video evidence of the shooting. |
| The fatal shooting of the 43-year-old father of seven, Keith Lamont Scott, led to riots in Charlotte, which largely demanded the release of police footage. | The fatal shooting of the 43-year-old father of seven, Keith Lamont Scott, led to riots in Charlotte, which largely demanded the release of police footage. |
| Tuesday’s shooting became the latest in a series of deadly incidents involving police and African Americans in the US in recent years. | Tuesday’s shooting became the latest in a series of deadly incidents involving police and African Americans in the US in recent years. |
| Putney said that the suspect “absolutely” had a gun in his hands, which triggered the police response. | Putney said that the suspect “absolutely” had a gun in his hands, which triggered the police response. |
| "Yes, based on the totality of what we see, he absolutely was in possession of a handgun," the police chief told journalists. | "Yes, based on the totality of what we see, he absolutely was in possession of a handgun," the police chief told journalists. |