At least two people have been shot in riots in downtown Charlotte when protests over the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott yesterday spiraled out of control.
At least one person shot at the protest in Charlotte was shot by another civilian, the North Carolina city tweeted on its official account. Charlotte police did not fire the shot, the tweet said:
ALERT: Fatal shot uptown was civilian on civilian. @CMPD did not fire shot.
— City of Charlotte (@CLTgov) September 22, 2016
Fresh round of tear gas fired at protestors. Rubber bullets being fired. Protestors scatter. #CharlotteProtest pic.twitter.com/EptXR3gq8d
— Heather Lacy (@Heather_Lacy1) September 22, 2016
At one point, a CNN reporter was checked to the ground by a protester:
Protester bodychecks CNN reporter, knocks him to the ground at #CharlotteProtest pic.twitter.com/5wkzPXFfdp
— Mashable News (@MashableNews) September 22, 2016
Protestors huddle in pkg garage after getting hit by tear gas. Pour milk in eyes & mouth. Say do not use water in eyes. #CharlotteProtest pic.twitter.com/INGqArCENK
— Heather Lacy (@Heather_Lacy1) September 22, 2016
PHOTO: Charlotte Hornets team store gutted: #CharlotteProtest LIVE: https://t.co/pB8UlOfUlC pic.twitter.com/0houAw94fs
— 11Alive News (@11AliveNews) September 22, 2016
This is what you wanted, America.https://t.co/fLTyk3IrT2
— Roark (@Roark__) September 22, 2016
