The mayor of Charlotte and the chief of police briefed reporters this morning on the officer-involved shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.
Highlights…
Because the officer involved in the shooting was in plain clothes, he was not wearing a body camera:
CMPD Putney: we're still going thru footage of body and dashboard cams. I haven't seen all the video yet #KeithScott
— Katie Peralta (@katieperalta) September 21, 2016
CMPD chief: officer who shot Keith Scott was not wearing a body camera
— Katie Peralta (@katieperalta) September 21, 2016
Other officers were wearing cameras, however:
Officer Brentley Vinson who fired the fatal shots was not wearing a body camera but three other uniformed officers were. #keithlamontscott
— Charlotte Agenda (@charlotteagenda) September 21, 2016
And this is important since the narrative that set off the riots was that Scott was “reading a book” in his car, which police say was not true:
CMPD chief Putney confirms a handgun was found at #KeithScott shooting scene. A book was not pic.twitter.com/XHZWrVTg5m
— Katie Peralta (@katieperalta) September 21, 2016
It’s still not know, however, if Scott actually pointed his gun at officers:
CMPD chief: I do not know if the victim pointed the gun at officers #KeithLamontScott
— Katie Peralta (@katieperalta) September 21, 2016
Ane he clarified that Scott exited his car with the gun the second time, not the first time as has been reported previously:
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One other thing just got clarified: #keithlamontscott had a handgun 2nd time he exited his car, not the first time, CMPD says
— Katie Peralta (@katieperalta) September 21, 2016
The number of officers injured last night now stands at 16:
Chief Putney says 16 CMPD officers were injured in last night's protest and one person was arrested. #keithlamontscott
— Charlotte Agenda (@charlotteagenda) September 21, 2016
And cops are preparing themselves for more unrest tonight:
CMPD chief says one person has been arrested. He anticipates more will be. CMPD will be "staffed appropriately" tonight
— Katie Peralta (@katieperalta) September 21, 2016
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