One person has already been shot in Charlotte tonight amid protests over a police shooting:
Mecklenburg EMS: one person shot in Uptown taken to the hospital with life threatening injuries
— Joe Bruno (@JoeBrunoWSOC9) September 22, 2016
#Breaking: CMPD confirms one person shot in Uptown. Per @MollyGrantham shooting does NOT involve police officer #KeithLamontScott #CLTNews
— Nick Ochsner (@NickOchsnerWBTV) September 22, 2016
#BREAKING: Witnesses say a person was shot in front of the Omni WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/OOBPQovdHD pic.twitter.com/xpBiUJOIpI
— NBC Charlotte (@wcnc) September 22, 2016
Protesters have already begun to clash with the police:
LIVE report from @SarahBlakeWBTV outside Omni in uptown. Says tear gas deployed & fights #KeithLamontScott #cltnews pic.twitter.com/1IBJCEmoZT
— Nick Ochsner (@NickOchsnerWBTV) September 22, 2016
"your life is in danger, you need to move!" police in riot gear yelling at us
— Ely Portillo (@ESPortillo) September 22, 2016
Getting dangerous in uptown. Riot gear is out. Blood on ground. Business vandalized. @wcnc pic.twitter.com/5ET4eaFmna
— Mark Boyle (@WCNCmboyle) September 22, 2016
JUST IN: Charlotte cops use tear gas during protest over the shooting of Keith Lamont Scott by a police officer https://t.co/Md6UvEbP8H
— MSNBC (@MSNBC) September 22, 2016
Protest underway in Charlotte: "Things got completely out of hand" — @Boris_Sanchez is on the ground w/ the latest. https://t.co/UQ8XOOnFyN
— Anderson Cooper 360° (@AC360) September 22, 2016
Protesters have taken to the streets to demonstrate against the police shooting of Keith Scott.
UPDATE –– 9:36 pm ET: According to multiple reports, that individual has died.
UPDATE –– 10:46 pm ET: Or not:
CORRECTION UPDATE: Civilian who suffered gunshot wound during protests is on life support, critical condition. Not deceased.
— City of Charlotte (@CLTgov) September 22, 2016
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