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| Man fatally shot in Charlotte protests over US police shooting | |
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| A man has been shot dead in Charlotte on a second night of violence as protests over the fatal police shooting of a black man spun out of control. | |
| The person who died on Wednesday night was shot in a "civilian on civilian" incident, the city said. | |
| Riot police have lined the streets to face off against hundreds of protesters and tear gas has been fired. | Riot police have lined the streets to face off against hundreds of protesters and tear gas has been fired. |
| Protesters are angry that a 43-year-old man, Keith Lamont Scott, was killed by police on Tuesday. | |
| Police said Mr Scott had been repeatedly told to drop his handgun before he was shot. | |
| But his family dispute that narrative and say he was reading a book. | |
| His death sparked violent protests on Tuesday night, leaving 16 officers injured. | His death sparked violent protests on Tuesday night, leaving 16 officers injured. |
| Police say Mr Scott first got out of the car with a gun, then got back in when officers directed him to drop his weapon. | |
| As he got out again, they say, officers shot him. | |
| The use of lethal police force against African Americans has been the subject of nationwide protests across the US for two years. | The use of lethal police force against African Americans has been the subject of nationwide protests across the US for two years. |
| Another African American was killed by police in Tulsa on Friday, and officers said on Sunday he had been unarmed. |