On September 20, 2016, Keith Lamont Scott, a black man, was shot and killed by a Charlotte Mecklenburg Police officer, also a black man. Protests and riots erupted in Charlotte following the fatal shooting. Here you will find WFAE's coverage of the shooting and its aftermath.
View our special report on the first year after the shooting and unrest:
One Year Later: Anniversary of the Keith Lamont Scott Shooting and Protests
Video montage of the police encounter with Keith Lamont Scott and the unrest:
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The attorney for the family of Keith Lamont Scott says he plans to file a lawsuit against the city in an effort to secure a settlement for Scott’s…
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The City of Charlotte is declining to settle with the family of Keith Lamont Scott, who was fatally shot by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer in…
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Community activists say this week's final report of The Police Foundation is a good start but falls short in its assessment of CMPD's response to protests…
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Updated 12:11 p.m.The final report is out from an independent review of CMPD's handling of the September 2016 protests following the police killing of…
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Rayquan Borum, the man accused of fatally shooting Justin Carr during protests after the fatal police shooting of Keith Scott last year, has a new…
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Consultants reviewing CMPD's response to last year's protests in uptown Charlotte heard from speakers calling for changes in their draft report, and also…
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A police consultant group that studied CMPD’s response to the protests that followed the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott last year will hold…
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A consultant with the Police Foundation told Charlotte City Council Monday night that CMPD properly followed its own policies last year as it responded to…
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CMPD and the City of Charlotte say they're studying a consultant's recommendations for changes in police training, transparency and other policies. Those…
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A year after the killing of Keith Scott, Charlotte is still debating both police shootings and the social and economic inequality that led to a week of…