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A North Carolina prosecutor said Wednesday that a Charlotte police officer acted lawfully when he shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott earlier this year. The man’s family and attorneys said though they appreciate the District Attorney’s respect for the family, they will investigate further. They also made a plea to President-elect Donald Trump for a...

No charges will be filed against the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers involved in the fatal shooting of suspect Keith Lamont Scott, which sparked summer riots. NBC’s Chris Clackum reports.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney says officers were conducting surveillance when they saw marijuana and a gun in the possession of Keith Lamont Scott.

Charlotte residents filled a council chamber on Monday night to voice their fear and distrust of local leaders and the police following the deadly shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.

A suspicious package that forced the evacuation of Charlotte’s police headquarters is the latest evidence the city remains on edge. The scare follows last week’s deadly police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. There are still questions surrounding his confrontation with officers.

The wife of Keith Lamont Scott has released dramatic video of the confrontation with police that led up to him being fatally shot. As Aarti Pole reports, there are demands for police to release their footage of the incident. (WARNING: Graphic content)

Police in Charlotte, North Carolina are bracing for the possibility of more violence as outrage grows over the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott. As Jackson Proskow reports, police and witnesses have provided conflicting reports as to whether the man shot by police, was carrying a gun.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney says they’ll be releasing body and dash camera video from police at the Keith Lamont Scott shooting. Putney says not all officers were wearing cameras.

A family attorney for Keith Lamont Scott says there is no visible gun in any of the videos released by police.

Attorneys for the family of Keith Lamont Scott say it’s the first time they’ve seen a picture of a holster and a gun and are looking into the facts if they belonged to Scott.

Sun, Sep 25: Another night of peaceful protests in Charlotte, South Carolina after police released two pieces of video of the officer shooting that killed Keith Lamont Scott. Aarti Pole reports.

Authorities used tear gas to disperse protesters in an overnight demonstration that left about a dozen officers injured in North Carolina’s largest city and shut down a highway after the fatal shooting of a black man by Charlotte police who said he was armed and posed a threat.

The Chief of the Charlotte, North Carolina Police Department defended his officer’s actions Tuesday night as protests turned violent in parts of the city, in response to the shooting Keith Lamont Scott by police officers.

Charlotte Police said the plainsclothes officer who shot Keith Lamont Scott , identified as Brently Vinson, has been placed on leave, standard procedure in such cases. Three uniformed officers at the shooting scene had body cameras; Vinson did not, pol…

Demonstrators remained on the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina on Thursday despite a midnight curfew called by police.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney says that on Oct. 1 the law in Charlotte will be changing and requests can be made to have all the video of the Keith Lamont Scott shooting video can be made public.

Warning: Video contains graphic and disturbing images. Charlotte Police released body cam video from one of the officers who was on scene during the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. The video shows the aftermath of the shooting with Lamont Scott on the ground.

Warning: Video contains graphic and disturbing images. Charlotte Police released dashcam video showing the moment of the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. Scott can be seen backing away when he is shot multiple times by Charlotte Police.

Attorney for Keith Lamont Scott says nothing has changed in their opinion with the release of the body and dash cam police video that would have warranted Scott losing his life.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney says there is “no definitive visual evidence” that there was a gun in the possession of Keith Lamont Scott.