Killer of Charlotte Protester Has Confessed to Murder

The man accused of shooting and killing a protester on the second night of violent unrest in Charlotte, North Carolina has confessed, according to the Observer.

Twenty-four-year-old Rayquan Borum is charged with the murder of Justin Carr, 26. He was arrested on Friday on the charges of first-degree murder and possession of a firearm by a felon, according to police.

A witness to the murder wrote in The Daily Beast that the shooter “fired a pistol indiscriminately into a crowd of dozens outside the hotel, turned and ran, leaving a man laying on the ground in a pool of blood on the sidewalk.” A police report said that Carr was shot in the head.

Wednesday marked the second night of unrest in Charlotte, following the death of Keith Scott, who was shot by police.

[h/t Charlotte Observer]

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