Charlotte Reporter Covering Protest: We’re Evacuating All of Our Crews from Uptown

A reporter for Fox 46 Charlotte covering the protests tonight tweeted that all of their crews are being evacuated:

We are officially evacuating all of our FOX crews from uptown Charlotte. National Guard en route, SWAT sent out, protests escalating.

— Bill Melugin (@BillFOX46) September 22, 2016

Another Fox 46 reporter said the same:

UPDATE: We are leaving Uptown Charlotte. Situation becoming unsafe.

— Brett Baldeck (@BrettFOX46) September 22, 2016

Reporters have been targeted throughout the past few hours as violence has escalated.

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