Charlotte police release video of shooting but doubts remain

But they do not answer a crucial question about whether Scott was holding a gun as police have said and Scott’s family has denied.

Video caption Dashcam and bodycam footage released by the police.

A dashboard camera from a police vehicle showed Keith Scott, killed on Tuesday, exiting his auto and backing away from it. Police shout to him to drop the gun, but it is not clear that he has anything in his hand.

A few seconds later, shots are fired and Scott falls to the ground, as officers surround Scott out of dashboard-camera range.

The police shooting of Keith Scott in the North Carolina city was released amid days of protests, including an outpouring by hundreds demanding that the public could see the video. “In light of recent protests and intentional actions taken by protestors to disrupt traffic flow and several incidents of destruction of property and violence, and in order to provide a safe and secured environment, we will need to expend significant public safety resources during this event”.

Police released pictures along with the clips, including photos of a handgun and an ankle holster that authorities said Scott had been wearing at the time of the shooting. As a result, police departments would have more discretion as to whether they release the videos. “People can interpret anything they want based on one piece of evidence, and I can tell you, I suspect they will based on the video footage. He’s passively stepping back”.

Scott’s brother-in-law, Ray Dotch, said: “He was an American citizen who deserved better”.

“We didn’t know in our demands that we would have to demand all the footage and tell them not to edit it, and we’d have to ask for sound, for crying out loud”, Williams said.

Tragic Mr Scott can be seen getting out of a auto and retreating before the police fire four rounds at him.

About 50 Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers dressed in riot gear received an ovation from fans waiting to get into Bank of America Stadium for Sunday’s National Football League game. There is a view of Scott with his right arm by his side.

Putney said that Scott was “absolutely in possession of a handgun”, and that officers also saw marijuana in his vehicle – prompting them to act.

“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”, he said.

The bottom line is that I don’t see these videos moving the ball much further down the field in either direction.

Two plainclothes officers were sitting inside of their unmarked police vehicle preparing to serve an arrest warrant in the parking lot of The Village at College Downs, when a white SUV pulled in and parked beside of them. They also said Scott had marijuana. But after an officer “observed Mr. Scott hold a gun up”, police put on marked vests to identify themselves as officers, police added.

Due to the combination of illegal drugs and the gun Scott had in his possession, officers chose to take enforcement action for public safety concerns. A separate video reportedly shot by Scott’s wife includes audio of police demanding that the man drop the weapon, and Rakeyia Scott insisting her husband doesn’t have one. “Define ‘Bad Due, ‘” and “Black Lives Matter”.

Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency and protests have been largely peaceful since.

If the Scott shooting happened after October 1, she said, Charlotte would’ve had the ability to keep the videos out of the sight unless otherwise ordered by a court.