New Information In Charlotte Police Shooting Undercuts Prevailing Narrative
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Chuck Ross
Reporter
12:33 PM 09/27/2016
New information has emerged in the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott that, if accurate, undercuts the prevailing narrative about the Charlotte man who was shot and killed by police.
Charlotte police officers point their guns at a fallen Keith Scott (not seen) after shooting him four times in Charlotte, North Carolina, in this September 20, 2016 still image from video released by Charlotte police. (Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department/Handout via Reuters)
The gun that police say the 43-year-old Scott had on him at the time of last Tuesday’s shooting was reportedly stolen in a residential burglary, news station WBTV reports.
As a felon, Scott, who was black, was legally prohibited from owning a firearm, much less a stolen one. Police also said that they observed Scott smoking marijuana in his vehicle and then wielding a gun outside of his apartment complex before he was approached by officers.
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