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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