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BREAKING: Officer who shot Keith Lamont Scott will not face charges in his death

November 30, 2016 By Egberto Willies

BREAKING: Officer who shot and killed #KeithLamontScott acted lawfully, district attorney says https://t.co/ZShJiEFGR1 pic.twitter.com/9BC3zrk4el

— CNN (@CNN) November 30, 2016


By Greg Lacour

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (Reuters) – The police officer who shot and killed a black man in Charlotte, North Carolina, in September “acted lawfully” and will not be charged for his use of force, the local district attorney said on Wednesday.

Officer Brentley Vinson reasonably believed he and fellow officers faced an imminent threat from Keith Scott, 43, who was armed with a cocked and loaded gun when they confronted him in the parking lot of a Charlotte apartment complex, District Attorney Andrew Murray told a news conference.

“Officers can be heard at least 10 times ordering Mr. Scott to drop the gun,” Murray said. “Mr. Scott did not comply with those commands.”

Scott’s family has denied he had a weapon during the Sept. 20 incident, which sparked a week of sometimes violent protests in Charlotte, North Carolina’s largest city and a U.S. banking hub.

But Murray said “all of the credible and available evidence suggests that he was, in fact, armed.”

The shooting made Charlotte another flashpoint in two years of protests over police killings of black men, many of them unarmed, across the country.

A day after Scott was killed, demonstrators took to the streets in the upscale urban area known as “Uptown,” where some looted businesses, smashed windows and blocked traffic.

Dozens of people were arrested, and a man was fatally shot amid the chaos.

(Additional reporting and writing by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Jonathan Oatis)


“It is my opinion that Officer Vincent acted lawfully when he shot Mr. Scott.” DA Andrew Murray said Officer Brentley Vinson acted lawfully in the case of Keith Lamont Scott’s death. CREDIT: WCNC Mecklenburg County District Attorney Andrew Murray announced at a press conference on Wednesday morning that Officer Brentley Vinson would not be charged for his role in the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott. “After a thorough review, and given the totality of the circumstances and credible evidence in this case, it is my opinion that Officer Vincent acted lawfully when he shot Mr.

Source: BREAKING: Officer who shot Keith Lamont Scott will not face charges in his death

No charges for officer who killed #KeithLamontScott, whose wife taped the encounter: https://t.co/NnoV6wa8pU

— National Urban League (@NatUrbanLeague) November 30, 2016

Mecklenburg County, N.C. district attorney: Charlotte cop acted lawfully in fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott https://t.co/az22RG2ArL pic.twitter.com/uO1cfXZ0Ow

— CNN Breaking News (@cnnbrk) November 30, 2016

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About Egberto Willies

Egberto Willies is a political activist, author, political blogger, radio show host, business owner, software developer, web designer, and mechanical engineer in Kingwood, TX. He is an ardent Liberal that believes tolerance is essential. His favorite phrase is “political involvement should be a requirement for citizenship”. Willies is currently a contributing editor to DailyKos, OpEdNews, and several other Progressive sites. He was a frequent contributor to HuffPost Live. He won the 2nd CNN iReport Spirit Award and was the Pundit of the Week.

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