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State of emergency for Charlotte as unrest over police shooting continues Charlotte shooting: State of emergency amid protests
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The governor of North Carolina has declared a state of emergency in the city of Charlotte, sending in the National Guard, as unrest over a police shooting continues. The North Carolina governor has declared a state of emergency in the city of Charlotte, as unrest continues over the police killing of a black man.
Violence erupted for a second night as protests over the killing of a black man spun out of control. Violence erupted for a second night after Keith Lamont Scott was shot dead by a black officer on Tuesday.
One protester is in a critical condition after a "civilian on civilian" incident, the city said. One protester is in a critical condition after a "civilian on civilian" shooting, the city said.
Riot police used tear gas as they faced hundreds of protesters. Mr Scott was the third black man killed by police in a week. Such shootings have sparked huge protests recently.
The demonstrators are angry that Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was killed by police on Tuesday. Riot police in Charlotte used tear gas as they faced hundreds of protesters. The local police department said four officers were injured.
Police say Mr Scott was repeatedly told to drop his handgun before he was shot but his family say he was reading a book at the time. Earlier North Carolina Governor Pat McCrory said he had "initiated efforts" to deploy the national guard and highway patrol to help deal with the protests.
Sixteen police officers were injured in unrest on Tuesday night. The demonstrators are angry that Mr Scott, 43, was killed by police on Tuesday at a block of flats in disputed circumstances.
Police were serving an arrest warrant on another person when they say they saw Mr Scott get out of a car with a handgun.
Officers say he was repeatedly told to drop his handgun before he was shot but his family say he was reading a book, as he waited for his son to be dropped off by the school bus.
Dash-cam footage of the incident will be viewed by Charlotte's mayor but not released to the public "at that time", the city said.
Bottles and fireworksBottles and fireworks
Governor Pat McCrory declared the state of emergency as rioters attacked journalists and other people, breaking windows and setting small fires. Governor McCrory declared the state of emergency as rioters attacked journalists and other people, breaking windows and setting small fires.
The second night of protests had begun peacefully but the demonstration was interrupted by gunfire and a man in the crowd was injured. The city initially said he had been killed but then issued a clarification on Twitter. The second night of protests had begun peacefully but the demonstration was interrupted by gunfire and a man in the crowd was injured. The city initially said he had been killed but then issued a clarification.
Protesters then threw bottles and fireworks at the officers, who were lined up in riot gear. Police fired flash grenades and tear gas to repel the crowds.Protesters then threw bottles and fireworks at the officers, who were lined up in riot gear. Police fired flash grenades and tear gas to repel the crowds.
The use of lethal police force against African Americans has been the subject of nationwide protests across the US for two years.
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Another African American, Terence Crutcher, was killed by police in Tulsa on Friday, and officers said on Sunday he had been unarmed. Police in Charlotte defended their actions in the death of Mr Scott by insisting he had been repeatedly warned to drop his gun.
Police in Charlotte on Wednesday appealed for calm and defended their actions in the death of Mr Scott by insisting he had been repeatedly warned to drop his gun.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney told a news conference Mr Scott first got out of the car with a gun, then got back into his vehicle when officers told him to drop his weapon.Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney told a news conference Mr Scott first got out of the car with a gun, then got back into his vehicle when officers told him to drop his weapon.
He was shot when he emerged from his car holding his weapon. The police chief was unable to say if Mr Scott had been pointing his weapon at officers.He was shot when he emerged from his car holding his weapon. The police chief was unable to say if Mr Scott had been pointing his weapon at officers.
After her father's death, Mr Scott's daughter posted a video on Facebook in which she said her father had been unarmed and reading a book as he waited for the school bus to drop off his son, when he was shot. After her father's death, Mr Scott's daughter posted a video on Facebook in which she said her father had been unarmed and reading a book.
The mayor of Charlotte, Jennifer Robert, voiced her shock at the violent protests. Mr Putney said no book was found.
The Mayor of Charlotte, Jennifer Roberts, voiced her shock at the violent protests, which saw 16 police officers injured on Tuesday night.
"Charlotte is a city that has worked very hard to build good community police relations," she told the BBC."Charlotte is a city that has worked very hard to build good community police relations," she told the BBC.
"We have been a model of community policing. We have actually trained other police forces. This is not who we are as Charlotteans and I'm hoping we can move past these protests very quickly, move into more peaceful protests and back into dialogue.""We have been a model of community policing. We have actually trained other police forces. This is not who we are as Charlotteans and I'm hoping we can move past these protests very quickly, move into more peaceful protests and back into dialogue."