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| 'Don't shoot!' wife tells Charlotte police in video | 'Don't shoot!' wife tells Charlotte police in video |
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| The moment North Carolina police shot a black man was captured on video by his wife, who is heard pleading with officers: "Don't shoot him!" | The moment North Carolina police shot a black man was captured on video by his wife, who is heard pleading with officers: "Don't shoot him!" |
| In the footage, Rakeyia Scott tells husband Keith Scott to get out of his car as Charlotte police surround him. | In the footage, Rakeyia Scott tells husband Keith Scott to get out of his car as Charlotte police surround him. |
| The clip does not show the actual shooting, or make clear if Mr Scott was carrying a gun, as police say. | The clip does not show the actual shooting, or make clear if Mr Scott was carrying a gun, as police say. |
| Charlotte city leaders have been under mounting pressure to release their footage of this week's shooting. | |
| Mr Scott was the 214th black person killed by US police this year out of a total of 821, according to Mapping Police Violence. | Mr Scott was the 214th black person killed by US police this year out of a total of 821, according to Mapping Police Violence. |
| In the clip, an officer is heard shouting: "Hands up!" | In the clip, an officer is heard shouting: "Hands up!" |
| Mrs Scott cries: "Don't shoot him. Don't shoot him. He has no weapon. | |
| "He has no weapon. Don't shoot him." | "He has no weapon. Don't shoot him." |
| An officer says: "Don't shoot. Drop the gun. Drop the [expletive] gun." | An officer says: "Don't shoot. Drop the gun. Drop the [expletive] gun." |
| Mrs Scott says: "He doesn't have a gun. He has a TBI [Traumatic Brain Injury]." | |
| She adds: "He just took his medicine." | She adds: "He just took his medicine." |
| Seconds later shots ring out, and she rushes forward shouting: "Did you shoot him? He better not be [expletive] dead!" | |
| Mr Scott - a 43-year-old father-of-seven - was fatally shot in an apartment complex car park on Tuesday by police who were searching for another person wanted for arrest. | |
| There are conflicting accounts of his death - police say he was armed with a handgun; his family says he was holding a book. | There are conflicting accounts of his death - police say he was armed with a handgun; his family says he was holding a book. |
| Family lawyers have said Mr Scott was moving slowly as he got out of his vehicle because he suffered head trauma in a car accident last year. | Family lawyers have said Mr Scott was moving slowly as he got out of his vehicle because he suffered head trauma in a car accident last year. |
| The killing has sparked three nights of protests and led North Carolina's governor to declare a state of emergency in Charlotte. | The killing has sparked three nights of protests and led North Carolina's governor to declare a state of emergency in Charlotte. |
| At a press conference on Friday, officials defended their refusal to release body-cam and dash-cam video of the shooting. | |
| Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts told a news conference on Friday: "I do believe the video should be released - the question is on the timing." | Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts told a news conference on Friday: "I do believe the video should be released - the question is on the timing." |
| She said the video was "inconclusive" as to whether Mr Scott was holding a gun. | She said the video was "inconclusive" as to whether Mr Scott was holding a gun. |
| City Police Chief Kerr Putney said the video alone does not provide sufficient evidence of probable cause for the shooting. | |
| Releasing it without "context" could only inflame the situation, he added. | Releasing it without "context" could only inflame the situation, he added. |
| Police have already said a pistol was recovered at the scene. | Police have already said a pistol was recovered at the scene. |