BREAKING: Charlotte Police Expected to Release Video of Shooting Death of Keith Lamont Scott
Announcement Comes 24 Hours After Widow Released Her Own Video
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police is expected to release video of the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott, the 43-year old Black father of seven, according to multiple reports. Scott’s widow released video she personally had taken on her cell phone of her husband’s killing. That video calls into question the claim police have made that Scott was holding a gun and that they found it near his body.
CMPD Chief Kerr Putney had refused to release video taken by police dash and body cameras, while Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts supports the release of the video.Â
Of note, Putney says he is releasing one dash cam video and one body cam video, calling in to question if there is more video, and if the video he is releasing has in any way been edited, and is it full and complete.
Hillary Clinton has been calling for CMPD to release the video:
Charlotte should release police video of the Keith Lamont Scott shooting without delay. We must ensure justice & work to bridge divides. -H
— Hillary Clinton (@HillaryClinton) September 23, 2016
Chief Putney is holding a press conference at 4:30 PM EDT.
UPDATE I: 4:31 PM EDT –
Livestream video added.Â
UPDATE:Â Breaking: Charlotte Police Releasing Some But Not All Video of Shooting Death of Keith Lamont Scott
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