Charlotte police will release video of fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott

[240 is Back]

ource: The Washington Post

By Renae Merle, Wesley Lowery and Peter Holley September 24 at 4:50 PM

CHARLOTTE — Police will release video footage showing officers fatally shooting Keith Lamont Scott, the black man whose violent death has sparked heated protests throughout the city, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney said in a news conference Saturday.

The release of dashboard and body camera footage follows days of pressure from community activists and protesters hoping to shed light on what occurred in the moments leading up to the shooting, which has been the subject of disagreement between Smith’s family members and police since his death on Tuesday.

Police had previously refused to make the footage public, saying it would compromise their investigation.

Reports of the planned release come one day after video shot by Scott’s wife, Rakeyia Scott, showing her pleading with officers not to shoot her 43-year-old husband, was made public.

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[Erik C]

Of course they didn't link the final moments when he pointed the gun at the cops, and deservedly got shot dead. Oh dear, we can't show that last moments of this scumbag's life, as it might offend his relatives and friends. Even though it would show, without question, that he righteously deserved to die.

[Coach is Back!]

People (BLM) are going to see what they want to. That dude could have been shooting at the cops and they would still say it's the cops fault. Soros funded bullshit.