UPDATE (6:49 p.m. ET): The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department has released the body camera footage.
BREAKING: Charlotte police release body and dashboard camera footage of fatal shooting of black man.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 24, 2016
UPDATE: Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney has confirmed his force will release the body camera video and dash camera video of the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. In a press conference on Saturday, Putney said Scott was "absolutely in possession of a handgun."
BREAKING: Charlotte police chief says he's decided to release video footage of police shooting of black man.
— The Associated Press (@AP) September 24, 2016
***Original Post***
At a press conference in Charlotte, North Carolina on Saturday, the NAACP and members of the clergy announced that the Department of Justice is launching an investigation into the police shooting death of an African-American male named Keith Lamont Scott.
The NAACP leaders also called for the authorities to release the tape of the shooting in order to be as transparent as possible.
"We're pleading for transparency," they noted.
Clt NAACP leader: We don't condone violence...But we are seeking justice for the entire city
— Adam Bell (@abell) September 24, 2016
The video, a local reporter notes, may be released as soon as today.
Sources tells me Charlotte City Council has been briefed that #KeithLamontScott video will be released today. Details to come #CLTNews
— Nick Ochsner (@NickOchsnerWBTV) September 24, 2016
While protests in Charlotte started off violent and even resulted in one civilian death, the past two nights have been largely peaceful.
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