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Charlotte shooting: State of emergency amid protests
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North Carolina's governor has declared a state of emergency in the city of Charlotte, after violence erupted during a second night of protests over the police killing of a black man.
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Mr Scott was the third black man killed by US police in a week. Such shootings have sparked nationwide protests.
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Governor McCrory declared the state of emergency as rioters clashed with police, breaking windows and setting small fires.
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olice were serving an arrest warrant on another person when they say they saw Mr Scott get out of a car with a handgun.
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Officers say he was repeatedly told to drop his handgun before he was shot but his family say he was reading a book, as he waited for his son to be dropped off by the school bus.
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It is legal to openly carry a handgun in North Carolina, but a special permit is required to carry a concealed weapon.
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"Any violence directed toward our citizens or police officers or destruction of property should not be tolerated," he said.The demonstrators are angry that Mr Scott, 43, was killed
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The second night of protests had begun peacefully but the demonstration was interrupted by gunfire and a man in the crowd was injured. The city initially said he had been killed but then issued a clarification.
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Several journalists were also reportedly attacked. A reporter and cameraman for Charlotte's WCNC-TV were taken to hospital and a CNN journalist was tackled on live TV, local media report.
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Police in Charlotte defended their actions in the death of Mr Scott by insisting he had been repeatedly warned to drop his gun.