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Added on the 20/08/2015 06:31:33 - Copyright : Reuters - Next Media
Police shot and killed an armed black man in St. Louis on Wednesday, drawing an angry crowd of as many as 150 people at the scene of the shooting, some of whom reportedly hurled objects at officers, according to a Reuters report.
An African American man armed with a knife was killed by St. Louis County police in front of his home on Friday evening, sparking renewed protests against excessive force by police officers.
Dozens of protesters marched through the streets of Charlotte on Sunday, for the sixth day running following the fatal police shooting of a 43-year-old black man named Keith Lamont Scott. The National Guards as well as police were deployed to secure the area, including a helicopter, riot police on buses, as well as officers on bicycles and golf cars. At least one person was arrested during the peaceful protest and activists were forced to march on the sidewalk as they made their way to the city centre.
Footage released courtesy of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on Saturday from the body mounted camera of one of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers at the scene of the fatal shooting of 43 year old Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Tuesday. The footage runs from the time when the officer turned his camera on, before Scott was shot to after his shooting when he is prone on the ground.
Footage released courtesy of Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department on Saturday from the dashboard camera of one of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police vehicles shows the scene of the fatal shooting of 43 year old Keith Lamont Scott, in Charlotte on Tuesday. The video runs from the car's arrival on the scene to the officers rendering first aid to Scott who is out of sight on the ground having been shot by an officer.
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