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Brace for impact? Charlotte police to release video showing 'no definitive visual evidence' of gun; Updated with video

Expected to be released to the media any minute now (maybe?) is the video footage Charlotte police say they have of the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.

Protesters have been demanding to see the video, but Chief Kerr Putney is letting the public know in advance that proof that Scott was in possession of a firearm is to be found elsewhere.

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Well, Chief Putney was letting the public know, but the series of tweets announcing the release of footage disappeared suddenly just as the footage was to appear. Here’s a screenshot:

Charlotte police screenshot

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Both that the tweets have vanished and that the video isn’t definitive are a little disconcerting to hear. After all, despite claims of African Americans being hunted down by police, it’s the handful of incidents that are caught on video that for the most part have become hashtags and inspired protests.

No matter how much evidence exists otherwise, people will be expecting video proof.

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Update:

And it seems the videos are out after all, as well as photos of the gun they said Scott had in his possession.

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Here’s the first video, with more reportedly to follow:

Police also released a statement in connection with the video, reprinted in full here:

There have been numerous unconfirmed reports published in the media concerning this case. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has prepared the following case update to provide factual information about the officer-involved shooting.

Two plain clothes officers were sitting inside of their unmarked police vehicle preparing to serve an arrest warrant in the parking lot of The Village at College Downs, when a white SUV pulled in and parked beside of them.

The officers observed the driver, later identified as Mr. Keith Lamont Scott, rolling what they believed to be a marijuana “blunt.” Officers did not consider Mr. Scott’s drug activity to be a priority at the time and they resumed the warrant operation. A short time later, Officer Vinson observed Mr. Scott hold a gun up.

Because of that, the officers had probable cause to arrest him for the drug violation and to further investigate Mr. Scott being in possession of the gun.

Due to the combination of illegal drugs and the gun Mr. Scott had in his possession, officers decided to take enforcement action for public safety concerns. Officers departed the immediate area to outfit themselves with marked duty vests and equipment that would clearly identify them as police officers.

Upon returning, the officers again witnessed Mr. Scott in possession of a gun. The officers immediately identified themselves as police officers and gave clear, loud and repeated verbal commands to drop the gun. Mr. Scott refused to follow the officers repeated verbal commands.

A uniformed officer in a marked patrol vehicle arrived to assist the officers. The uniformed officer utilized his baton to attempt to breach the front passenger window in an effort to arrest Mr. Scott.

Mr. Scott then exited the vehicle with the gun and backed away from the vehicle while continuing to ignore officers’ repeated loud verbal commands to drop the gun. Officer Vinson perceived Mr. Scott’s actions and movements as an imminent physical threat to himself and the other officers. Officer Vinson fired his issued service weapon, striking Mr. Scott. Officers immediately rendered first aid and requested Medic to respond to the scene.

Homicide Unit Detectives interviewed multiple independent civilian witnesses at the scene and at police headquarters. Those witnesses confirmed that officers gave numerous loud verbal commands for Mr. Scott to drop the weapon and also confirmed that at no time did Mr. Scott comply with their commands.

A lab analysis conducted of the gun crime scene investigators recovered at the scene revealed the presence of Mr. Scott’s DNA and his fingerprints on the gun. It was also determined that the gun Mr. Scott possessed was loaded at the time of the encounter with the officers. The investigation also revealed that Mr. Scott was wearing an ankle holster at the time of the event.

Attached are photos of the gun, ankle holster and marijuana “blunt” in Mr. Scott’s possession at the time of the incident. Additionally, links to the portion of the digital mobile video recorder (dash-cam) and body worn camera footage that capture the time of the shooting are included below.

The body worn camera illustrates the footage from the moment it was turned on until officers began rendering first aid to Mr. Scott

The dash-cam footage is from the time in which the officer operating the car with the dash-cam video arrives on the scene until officers began rendering first aid to Mr. Scott.

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https://twitter.com/TPCarney/status/779812877008068608

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Update:

And here’s the dash cam footage:

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Update:

… And we have an explanation for the disappearing tweets.

Twitchy will update this post later as details become available.

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