Charlotte police arrest suspect in protests shooting
- 8 years ago
Police in Charlotte, North Carolina say they have arrested a suspect in connection with the fatal shooting of a protester.
The man has been named and his photo posted on social media, and will be questioned about the shooting of a 26-year-old man in the streets in Wednesday. Justin Carr later died of his wounds on Thursday.
UPDATE: Charlotte police chief says suspect in shooting death of protester “apprehended” https://t.co/yIvgTCs8xQ pic.twitter.com/G9QipUg2K2— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 23, 2016
The city has been under a midnight to six am curfew since Tuesday when rioting erupted following the death of a man shot by police. Police say 43-year-old Keith Scott was shot for refusing to drop a gun. His family says he was holding a book.
There have also been peaceful street protests against what demonstrators have called controversial police shootings.
The man has been named and his photo posted on social media, and will be questioned about the shooting of a 26-year-old man in the streets in Wednesday. Justin Carr later died of his wounds on Thursday.
UPDATE: Charlotte police chief says suspect in shooting death of protester “apprehended” https://t.co/yIvgTCs8xQ pic.twitter.com/G9QipUg2K2— CBS News (@CBSNews) September 23, 2016
The city has been under a midnight to six am curfew since Tuesday when rioting erupted following the death of a man shot by police. Police say 43-year-old Keith Scott was shot for refusing to drop a gun. His family says he was holding a book.
There have also been peaceful street protests against what demonstrators have called controversial police shootings.