Disabled Black Man Shot Dead by Police While Reading
A disabled black man has died at the hospital after being shot by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer Tuesday afternoon on Old Concord Road in University City, a subdivision of Charlotte, NC.
Police said they were searching for someone who had outstanding warrants when they saw a man with a gun leave a vehicle. The victim was not the subject of the search, said Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney.
According to police reports, the man, who has not been named, returned to his vehicle. When they approached the man, they claim he “posed an imminent deadly threat to the officers” and one of them opened fire. An eyewitness told the victim’s daughter that a Taser was used on her father, then he was shot at least three times.
Medics arrived and the injured man was taken to Carolinas Medical Center, where he was later pronounced dead.
The shooter has not been named. Police have said, per protocol, they will be placed on administrative leave.
The victim’s daughter, identified on Facebook as Lyric YourAdorable Scott, found out that her father was dead via the news while recording from the scene of the shooting. The victim’s brother said he was holding a book, not a gun, and was just waiting on his son to be dropped off after school.
This is getting ridiculous. At what point do we (as a country) begin to hold our police officers accountable? If you can't differentiate a book and a gun, YOU DO NOT NEED TO BE A GUN WIELDING POLICE OFFICER.
what will it take for SOME kind of action? a few months ago, when philando castille was shot and died on facebook ****ing live, it seemed like even racist conservatives were admitting there was a problem (donald trump and newt gingritch to name a few). it honestly felt like the tide was turning a bit on this in terms of public perception and still not a damn thing is being done.
In before "Stop disrespecting cops and listen to what they say" ... Tired of these people who defend cops BLINDLY. I mean I agree there are good cops, but if you really respect the profession then you have to call out the bad ones if you truly stand for justice Tired of these stories and tired of these horrible cops