For two days, we’ve seen young people express outrage over the fatal police shooting of Keith Scott. Their form of expression smashing windows, looting drug stores, shutting downs streets and setting fires. They’re rioters, looters and agitators. To Cherrell Brown, 27, they’re protestors. Brown and the organizations she works with, QTCOP Collective (Queer and Trans Color […]
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On Tuesday, September 20, Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer while waiting at the bus stop to pick up his child. Details on how he died and the reasons for his death vary between the community, family and police. His death has sparked outrage in a city that is normally […]
On Tuesday, September 20, Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer while waiting at the bus stop to pick up his child. Details on how he died and the reasons for his death vary between the community, family and police. His death has sparked outrage in a city that is normally […]
Charlotte and Mecklenburg County leaders held a press conference this morning to provide details of the events happening in the past 48 hours in Charlotte. Mayor Jennifer Roberts asked again for peaceful protests and for the community to come together to find a peaceful resolution. Police Chief Kerr Putney said there were 45 arrests and […]
Initially, the city tweeted that the person was killed, but in a second tweet, city officials said the person was in critical condition on life support.
At least one person was seriously injured after peaceful protest turned violent in uptown Charlotte. The shooting occurred after relatively quiet protest in Marshall moved to the EpiCentre area about 9 p.m. An hour earlier, there were two protests taking place in Marshall Park. One group issued a five point action plan and sang spirituals. Next […]
Overnight, protesters blocked off several streets and a portion of I-85 near the scene of the crime, rallying for justice.
