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Demonstrators Return To Uptown Streets For A Third Night; Midnight Curfew Now In Place

CMPD and the City of Charlotte have put into place a curfew between and midnight and 6:00 a.m. It begins tonight and will last until the state of emergency is lifted.

Demonstrators have gathered in Uptown Charlotte tonight, sending a message against police violence.   The action comes two nights after the Tuesday killing of Keith Scott by a CMPD officer.  

A few hundred people gathered near the Omni Hotel and the Trade and Tryon area - some carrying signs or megaphones. 

So far tonight, the demonstrations have appeared peaceful - after a protest last night led to a fatal shooting.  Police tonight say the protester shot last night by another civilian has died of his injuries. 26-year-old Justin Carr was shot in the head at 8:30 last night outside the Omni Hotel, according to police - who say they are still looking for witnesses.