Keith Scott Shooting: 5 Facts – What You Know May Be Wrong
On Tuesday, Keith Scott was shot by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department Officer Brentley Vinson. Officers had been in the area looking for a wanted person when they were threatened by Scott.
Scott’s family quickly took to social media to begin spreading misinformation about the incident. Most major news outlets are reporting on the version of events from Keith Scott’s family, but that information has major issues.
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Keith Scott Was Armed With A Gun, Not A Book
The family members of Keith Scott have been saying that he was unarmed at the time he was shot, and that he was only reading a book. Officers observed a firearm in Scott’s hand at the time he was shot. The officers disarmed Scott after he was shot and recovered the firearm.
4. The Officer Who Shot Keith Scott Was Black
Officer Brentley Vinson is a black officer for the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department. Officer Vinson is the officer who shot Scott. Officer Vinson’s skin color should have dispelled any myth about this being a racially motivated shooting, however stories of the involved-officer being white persist. The false stories spread by Scott’s family resulted in an uninvolved white officer being targeted by people on the internet. Scott’s family likely made a mistake about the shooting officer’s race because:
3. Keith Scott’s Family Members Did Not Witness The Shooting
None of the family members of Keith Scott were reportedly present at the time of the shooting, but they are spreading their made-up narrative as truth. It appears likely that there were witnesses to the shooting, but Scott’s family wasn’t present. Unfortunately, the media is using their narrative as the go-to source of information on the incident.
2. Keith Scott Was Out Of His Car With Gun In-Hand
The narrative that Scott was shot while sitting in his car reading is false.
Scott was actually out of his car, on his feet, threatening officers with a firearm at the time he was shot. Scott had been in his car prior to exiting with the firearm, but he was on his feet when the shooting occurred.
1. Any Disability Keith Scott May Have Had Is Irrelevant
When people say that a “disabled man” was shot, it evokes the image of a wheelchair-bound man. Scott was not in a wheelchair. It’s not clear what disability Scott may have had, but he was able-bodied enough to stand on his own and threaten officers with a firearm. The results of the investigation will soon show that Scott’s “disability” would not have prevented him from shooting officers. ...
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