A full toxicology and autopsy report wasn't readily available at the time of reporting, according to KOCO.
Hundreds of protestors took over the streets of Uptown on Wednesday in a mostly peaceful protest in response to the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. Marchers chanted to see the tapes and slogans of unity as they walked more than eight miles circling the Center City primarily near the EpiCentre. The only thing […]
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Charlotte-Mecklenburg police Chief Kerr Putney announced the arrest of a suspect, in the death of 26 yr old Justin Carr. Carr was shot Wednesday night shooting during the violent protests over the police shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott. Rayquan Borum is suspected of firing a pistol into a crowd with one round hitting Carr in the head. […]
The Tulsa County District Attorney's office said that Shelby acted "unreasonably by escalating the situation from a confrontation," and became "emotionally involved," according to an affidavit obtained by ABC News.
Police Chief Kerr Putney prematurely declared the man's death Wednesday night, but later corrected the statement early Thursday morning. The city also corrected the news on their Twitter account.
UPDATED Thursday, September 22 8:55 PM: Current reports show that Justin Carr passed early evening on Thursday. Prayers are with his family. A state of emergency was declared last night in Charlotte as protests continued over the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott on Tuesday. Police Chief Kerr Putney said in during a press conference that […]
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 […]
The Justice Department is investigating the Tulsa police shooting of an unarmed Black man. They are looking into a possible civil rights violation.