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=== Keith Lamont Scott === |
=== Keith Lamont Scott === |
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Keith Lamont Scott (February 3, 1973 – September 20, 2016) was an [[African American]] man.<ref>{{cite news |title=Protests Break Out After Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Charlotte |date=September 21, 2016 |website=[[WCCB-TV]] |location=Charlotte, North Carolina |url=http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2016/09/21/suspect-dead-officer-involved-shooting-university-area/}}</ref> He was married and had seven children.<ref name="ObserverAftermath16">{{cite news |first1=Joe |last1=Marusak |first2=Ely |last2=Portillo |first3=Mark |last3=Price |first4=Adam |last4=Bell |title= Charlotte faces aftermath of protests ignited by fatal police shooting; 16 officers injured |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article103009432.html |newspaper=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> His neighbors stated that he had previously suffered brain damage in an accident and had difficulty communicating;<ref name=CharObSecond>{{cite news |first1=Adam |last1=Bell |first2=Mark |last2=Price |first3=Katherine |last3=Peralta |title=Charlotte police protests: Governor declares state of emergency as violence erupts for second night |date=September 21, 2016 |website=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article103175292.html}}</ref> and categorized him as a family man who would wait for his son's school bus in his truck in a shaded part of the apartment parking lot as his brain injury limited him from staying in the direct sun for long periods of time.<ref name=CharObFamily>{{cite news |first=Celeste |last=Smith |title=Family and neighbors call Scott a quiet 'family man' |date=September 21, 2016 |website=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article103265887.html}}</ref> |
Keith Lamont Scott (February 3, 1973 – September 20, 2016) was an [[African American]] man.<ref>{{cite news |title=Protests Break Out After Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Charlotte |date=September 21, 2016 |website=[[WCCB-TV]] |location=Charlotte, North Carolina |url=http://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2016/09/21/suspect-dead-officer-involved-shooting-university-area/}}</ref> He was married and had seven children.<ref name="ObserverAftermath16">{{cite news |first1=Joe |last1=Marusak |first2=Ely |last2=Portillo |first3=Mark |last3=Price |first4=Adam |last4=Bell |title= Charlotte faces aftermath of protests ignited by fatal police shooting; 16 officers injured |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article103009432.html |newspaper=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |date=September 20, 2016}}</ref> His neighbors stated that he had previously suffered brain damage in an accident and had difficulty communicating;<ref name=CharObSecond>{{cite news |first1=Adam |last1=Bell |first2=Mark |last2=Price |first3=Katherine |last3=Peralta |title=Charlotte police protests: Governor declares state of emergency as violence erupts for second night |date=September 21, 2016 |website=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article103175292.html}}</ref> and categorized him as a family man who would wait for his son's school bus in his truck in a shaded part of the apartment parking lot as his brain injury limited him from staying in the direct sun for long periods of time.<ref name=CharObFamily>{{cite news |first=Celeste |last=Smith |title=Family and neighbors call Scott a quiet 'family man' |date=September 21, 2016 |website=[[The Charlotte Observer]] |url=http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/article103265887.html}}</ref> |
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Scott had been arrested in the past. In 1992, he plead guilty in [[Charleston County, South Carolina]] to carrying a concealed weapon (not a gun), simple assault, and contributing to the delinquency of a minor.<ref name=CharObSecond /><ref name=CharObFamily /> In April 2004, he was convicted of misdemeanor assault with a deadly weapon in [[Mecklenburg County]].<ref name=CharObSecond /><ref name=CharObFamily /> In March 2005, he was sentenced to 15 months in a state jail for evading arrest by [[Bexar County, Texas]].<ref name=CharObSecond /> In July 2005, he was sentenced to seven years in prison in [[Texas]] for aggravated assault with a deadly weapon; he was released from in 2011.<ref name=CharObSecond /> In April 2015, he was found guilty of driving while intoxicated.<ref name=CharObSecond /> |
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=== Brentley Vinson === |
=== Brentley Vinson === |
Revision as of 00:17, 25 September 2016
Date | September 20, 2016 |
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Time | 3:55 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. (EDT) |
Location | Old Concord Road, Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
Coordinates | 35°17′44″N 80°43′32″W / 35.29559°N 80.72557°W |
Filmed by | Police dashcam video, police body-worn camera video, and Scott's wife's mobile phone camera video[1] |
Participants | Brentley Vinson (police officer) |
Deaths | Keith Lamont Scott |
Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old African American man, was fatally shot by an African American police officer, Brentley Vinson, on September 20, 2016, in Charlotte, North Carolina. Police officers arrived at an apartment complex to search for an unrelated man with an outstanding warrant. According to police, officers saw Scott exit a vehicle in the parking lot while carrying a handgun.
Vinson was placed on paid administrative leave pending an investigation. The shooting sparked both peaceful protests and violent riots in Charlotte over two nights. One person died and multiple officers and civilians were injured as a result of the unrest.
Backgrounds
Keith Lamont Scott
Keith Lamont Scott (February 3, 1973 – September 20, 2016) was an African American man.[2] He was married and had seven children.[3] His neighbors stated that he had previously suffered brain damage in an accident and had difficulty communicating;[4] and categorized him as a family man who would wait for his son's school bus in his truck in a shaded part of the apartment parking lot as his brain injury limited him from staying in the direct sun for long periods of time.[5]
Brentley Vinson
Brentley Vinson, also African American, had been an officer with the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department since July 21, 2014. He attended Liberty University, studying criminal justice.[6][7]
Shooting
The shooting occurred before 4:00 p.m. in the parking lot of the Village at College Downs apartment complex, near the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, where Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officers were searching for an unrelated suspect with an outstanding warrant.[8] According to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Chief Kerr Putney, police officers saw Scott exiting a parked car while holding a handgun, then returning to his vehicle, then exiting again as officers approached him.[8] At a news conference on September 22, Putney stated that Scott did not comply with police officer's instructions to "drop the weapon"; Putney said: "The officers gave loud, clear, verbal commands which were also heard by many of the witnesses."[8] Putney described Scott as an "imminent deadly threat."[8]
Police Officer Brentley Vinson then fatally shot Scott. At the time, Vinson was in plainclothes, wearing a police vest but not a body-worn camera. Three other officers on the scene were in uniform and wearing cameras.[8][9]
Scott's family claim that Scott was in his car reading a book when the shooting happened,[10] and that he did not have a gun when he exited the vehicle.[11] Police contend that no book was found at the scene of the incident.[12] Chief Putney said that false rumors had been spread by social media.[9] He told reporters that a handgun was seized at the scene.[12]
Investigation and video recording
Video recordings
Police records
Two police videos were taken of the incident—a dashcam video and a body-camera video.[1] The latter shows "few significant details of the shooting"; the dashcam video shows two officers "taking up positions behind a pickup truck" and shouting commands at Scott inside his car.[1]
Initially, the police department declined to make the video of the shooting public, despite substantial public pressure to do so from activists, community leaders, the press, local clergy, the American Civil Liberties Union, and William J. Barber II, president of the NAACP's North Carolina chapter.[13][14][15] Putney, the police chief, said that the video supports the police officers' account of events, "but does not definitively show Scott pointing a gun at officers."[14]
Although Putney did not make the video public, he allowed Scott's family and its legal counsel to privately watch videos of his killing.[13][1] After viewing the videos on September 22, the family asked that the videos be made public.[13] In the statement issued by the family through its attorney, the family agreed with police that "[i]t is impossible to discern from the videos what, if anything, Mr. Scott is holding in his hands."[13][16] However, the police perception of the video and the family perception of the video otherwise diverge.[16] The family acknowledged that police gave Scott "several commands" but said that Scott had not "aggressively approach[ed]" police; that he had obeyed when ordered to exit his vehicle "in a very calm, nonaggressive manner"; and that at the time the officer opened fire, Scott's hands "were by his side, and he was slowly walking backwards."[13]
On September 24, Putney announced that the department would release dashboard and body camera recordings taken by the police of the shooting. He also announced that they would release DNA evidence as well as the footage.[17][18]
Scott's wife's recording
On September 23, a recording of the moments that led to the shooting was released by Scott's family to the public. The footage was recorded on Scott's wife's cell phone camera. Scott's wife, Rakeyia Scott, can be heard saying "Don't shoot him, he has no weapon." The footage shows police officers surrounding a vehicle in the parking lot. A male police officer can be heard saying "drop the gun." Rakeyia says, "He doesn't have a gun. He has a TBI [traumatic brain injury]. He's not going to do anything to you guys. He just took his medicine." While the footage does not show Scott being shot or officers firing their guns, gunshots can be heard. Charlotte-Mecklenberg police chief Kerr Putney said he expected police videos of the shooting, from dashboard and officer body cameras, to be released soon.[19]
Investigations
In accordance with police department policy,[3] Vinson was placed on paid administrative leave following the shooting.[9] The Charlotte Observer reported: "As is standard procedure with any fatal police shooting, CMPD's Internal Affairs Bureau will conduct a separate but parallel investigation to determine whether CMPD policies and procedures were followed."[3]
On September 22, at the request of Mecklenburg District Attorney Andrew Murray, the North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) launched an independent inquiry into the shooting. Scott's family had requested such an investigation; under North Carolina state law, district attorneys must make a request to the SBI upon the request of the family of a person fatally shot by an on-duty officer.[16]
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said that the U.S. Department of Justice was opening an investigation into the shooting of Scott, as well as the shooting of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma.[20] The department also sent four members of its Community Relations Service to Charlotte, and also offered the assistance of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services.[21]
Protests and rioting
2016 Charlotte protests and riots | |||
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Date | September 20, 2016 | – present||
Location | Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. | ||
Caused by | Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott | ||
Status | Ongoing | ||
Parties | |||
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Casualties | |||
Death(s) | 1 | ||
Injuries | 23 police officers[14] 9+ civilians[9] | ||
Arrested | 45[14] |
Night of September 20–21
Protests followed word of the shooting when the victim was identified as Keith Lamont Scott.[9] The Charlotte Observer reported "The protesters began to gather as night fell, hours after the shooting. They held signs that said 'Stop Killing Us' and 'Black Lives Matter,' and they chanted 'No justice, no peace.' The scene was sometimes chaotic and tense, with water bottles and stones chucked at police lines, but many protesters called for peace and implored their fellow demonstrators not to act violently."[3]
The demonstration eventually turned violent, as protestors threw water bottles and rocks at police (one officer was injured by a rock).[3] Tear gas was deployed by police shortly before 11 p.m.[9][3] Two police vehicles—a squad car and an SUV—sustained damage.[3] Three WBTV reporters were assaulted, one of whom was hospitalized after being hit in the head.[3] One person was arrested.[14][3] The Charlotte Observer reported that the "destruction late Tuesday and early Wednesday included blocking all lanes of Interstate 85 and looting a Walmart on North Tryon Street at about 3:30 a.m."[3]
Night of September 21–22
Over "a chaotic night of gunfire, tear gas and arrests in Charlotte's city center" on September 21-22, 44 people were arrested; nine civilians were injured; two officers sustained "relatively minor" eye injuries; and three officers were treated for heat-related ailments.[13][22]
Police Chief Kerr Putney stated that protests were initially peaceful,[22] as demonstrators lawfully gathered at Marshall Park from 7 to 7:30 p.m.[23] Violence broke out at around 8 p.m.[22] or 8:30 p.m.[23] with people engaging in violence and vandalism, including jumping on cars, damaging property at EpiCentre, an entertainment complex uptown, and shutting down Interstate 277.[22] WSOC reported that the crowd blocking the interstate threw objects at vehicles.[24] Arrests were for a variety of charges, including failing to disperse, assault, and breaking and entering; authorities said that they were reviewing videorecordings and could make further arrests based on the investigation.[22] The police used tear gas and rubber bullets to disperse the crowds.[23] Amongst the rioting and throughout the night, Toussaint Romain, emerged as a peace keeper acting as a physical barrier between police and protesters at times[25]. The Charlotte light-rail system suspended service at around midnight due to the rioting.[22] Violence and vandalism continued until about 3 a.m.[22] Over the course of the night, rioters looted shops, set fires, threw rocks, and stole money from an ATM.[22]
Most damage occurred at the EpiCentre, "where businesses saw their facades smashed and merchandise looted."[26] Outside the Omni hotel, "the Charlotte Hornets NBA team store, a CVS and the EpiCentre Sundries were later looted."[23] However, vandalism did occur elsewhere; windows were smashed and other items were vandalized at the NASCAR Hall of Fame, Charlotte Convention Center, Hilton Garden Inn, and Hampton Inn.[26] At the downtown Hyatt House Hotel, bricks were thrown through the window and a valet and front desk attendant were punched in the face.[22]
Following the night's violence, Pat McCrory, governor of North Carolina, declared a state of emergency in Charlotte upon the request of Chief Putney, and ordered the deployment of the North Carolina National Guard and the North Carolina State Highway Patrol to the area.[24]
Death of Justin Carr
One person was shot in the head during the night;[27] the shooting occurred at North College and East Trade streets and was reported at around 8:45 p.m.[23] Authorities stated that both the shooter and the patient were civilians, according to authorities; the Charlotte Clergy Coalition for Justice claimed that the individual was shot by police.[23] The patient, later identified as Justin Carr, age 26, was transported to the Carolinas Medical Center, where he died the next day.[28] On the morning of September 23, Rayquan Borum, age 23, was arrested and charged with the murder of Carr.[29]
Night of September 22–23
On the night of Thursday, September 22, Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts imposed a citywide curfew of midnight to 6 a.m. On the night of September 22-23, in contrast to the previous two nights, protests were mainly peaceful and orderly, with the exception of an event around 10:30 p.m. in which marchers briefly blocked John Belk Freeway (i.e., I-277), prompting a confrontation with police in which they were ultimately dispersed.[30][31] Several hundred State Highway Patrol officers and National Guardsmen patrolled the city, protecting property.[30][31]
By the morning of Friday, September 23, regular business activity largely resumed in Charlotte.[30] Mayor Roberts announced that the curfew would again be in effect that night meaning the streets had to be empty from midnight to 6 AM.[30][32]
Night of September 23–24
There were solidarity protests in Atlanta, Georgia, and at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina.[citation needed]
Reactions
Companies
Following the violence on the night of September 21-22, major companies in the region instructed or allowed their employees to work remotely. Among companies taking this measure were Bank of America (15,000 employees), Wells Fargo (12,000 employees), Ally Bank (900 employees in two Charlotte offices); Duke Energy (500 employees and contractors); and Fifth Third Bank.[33][13]
Officials
In a statement after the chaotic night of September 21-22, U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch released a statement that upheld the right to peacefully protest and condemned violence.[21] Lynch stated: "I urge those responsible for bringing violence to these demonstrations to stop, because you're drowning out the voices of commitment and change, and you're ushering in more tragedy and grief in our communities."[21]
North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said in a statement: "Any violence directed toward our citizens or police officers or destruction of property should not be tolerated."[24]
North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper said in a statement: "Violence will not bring justice ... We must come together as a community to get answers and find a better path forward."[24]
Scott's family
In a Facebook Live video after the shooting, Scott's daughter, Lyric, accused the police officers of shooting him because of he was black and planting evidence.[34] The wife of Keith Lamont Scott issued a statement on the afternoon of September 21 saying: "As a family, we respect the rights of those who wish to protest, but we ask that people protest peacefully. Please do not hurt people or members of law enforcement, damage property or take things that do not belong to you in the name of protesting."[24]
See also
- List of incidents of civil unrest in the United States
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States
- List of killings by law enforcement officers in the United States, September 2016
External links
References
- ^ a b c d Fausset, Richard; Alcindor, Yamiche (September 23, 2016). "Video by Wife of Keith Scott Shows Her Pleas to Police". The New York Times.
- ^ "Protests Break Out After Man Killed In Officer-Involved Shooting In Charlotte". WCCB-TV. Charlotte, North Carolina. September 21, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Marusak, Joe; Portillo, Ely; Price, Mark; Bell, Adam (September 20, 2016). "Charlotte faces aftermath of protests ignited by fatal police shooting; 16 officers injured". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ Bell, Adam; Price, Mark; Peralta, Katherine (September 21, 2016). "Charlotte police protests: Governor declares state of emergency as violence erupts for second night". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ Smith, Celeste (September 21, 2016). "Family and neighbors call Scott a quiet 'family man'". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ "Charlotte officer involved in shooting joined CMPD like his father". The Charlotte Observer. September 22, 2016.
- ^ Shoichet, Catherine E.; Stapleton, Anne Claire (September 22, 2016). "Brentley Vinson: What we know about the Charlotte police officer". CNN. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e Ortiz, Erik (September 21, 2016). "Keith Lamont Scott, Fatally Shot by N.C. Cops, Warned Repeatedly to Drop Gun: Chief". NBC News.
- ^ a b c d e f Lavandera, Ed; Sanchez, Boris; Almasy, Steve (September 22, 2016). "One person shot during violent Charlotte protest; officer hurt". CNN.
- ^ Hanna, Jason (September 23, 2016). "Video shows scene at Keith Lamont Scott's shooting". CNN. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ Glawe, Justin (September 23, 2016). "Charlotte Police Have 7 Days Left to Release Keith Scott Videos". The Daily Beast. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ a b WBTV Web Staff (September 21, 2016). "Source: Picture appears to show gun next to Keith Lamont Scott's body". WBTV-TV. Charlotte, North Carolina. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Blinder, Alan; Chokshi, Niraj; Pérez-Peña, Richard (September 22, 2016). "Keith Scott's Family Sees Videos of His Killing, and Says the Public Should, Too". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c d e Sullivan, Andy; Lacour, Greg (September 22, 2016). "Pressure grows on Charlotte police to release shooting video amid violent protests". Reuters.
- ^ "The Latest: Protesters Trying to Stop Cars on Interstate". ABC News. Associated Press. September 22, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c Washburn, Mark; Morrill, Jim; Bell, Adam (September 22, 2016). "Family, police see different tale in same videos". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ "Police to release bodycam footage of Keith Scott shooting". BBC News. September 24, 2016. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ Blinder, Alan (September 24, 2016). "Yielding to Pressure, Charlotte Will Release Videos of Keith Scott Shooting". New York Times. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ Hanna, Jason (September 23, 2016). "Video shows moments before Keith Lamont Scott's shooting". CNN. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ Harrison, Steve (September 21, 2016). "U.S. Justice Department 'assessing' police shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 22, 2016.
- ^ a b c Gordon, Greg (September 22, 2016). "Here's what AG Loretta Lynch just said about Charlotte protests". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Lavandera, Ed; McLaughlin, Eliott C.; Yan, Holly (September 22, 2016). "Charlotte police shooting: Family says video is unclear on reported gun". CNN.
- ^ a b c d e f Portillo, Ely; Marusak, Joe; Peralta, Katherine (September 21, 2016). "1 shot during uptown protests over police shooting". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ a b c d e Caplan, David (September 22, 2016). "Governor Declares State of Emergency and Deploys National Guard". Yahoo! News.
- ^ Grinberg, Emanuella (September 22, 2016). "This is the Charlotte public defender in the middle of the protests". CNN. Retrieved September 24, 2016.
- ^ a b Price, Mark (September 22, 2016). "Vandals hit NASCAR Hall of Fame in Charlotte protests, exhibits unscathed". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ "Man shot during Wednesday night protests in Charlotte has died, police say". Associated Press. September 22, 2016.
- ^ Marusak, Joe (September 22, 2016). "Man shot during uptown protest has died". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ Douglas, Anna (September 23, 2016). "Suspect arrested in fatal shooting during Charlotte protest". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ a b c d Rothacker, Rick; Washburn, Mark; Bell, Adam (September 23, 2016). "Staggered by protests, city regains its footing". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ a b Off, Gavin; Helms, Ann Doss; Washburn, Mark (September 22, 2016). "Clash with police on I-277 only confrontation in latest protests". The Charlotte Observer.
- ^ Fieg, Zack (September 23, 2016). "City of Charlotte places indefinite curfew between the hours of midnight and 6AM". Hotnewhiphop. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ Rothacker, Rick (September 22, 2016). "Bank of America closing uptown Charlotte offices Friday due to unrest". The Charlotte Observer. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
- ^ Shoichet, Catherine E. (September 23, 2016). "Keith Lamont Scott: What we know about man shot by Charlotte police". CNN.