The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department have released the remaining videos that show the shooting death of Keith Lamont Scott last month, according to a press release issued Tuesday evening.
Scott, who was black, was fatally shot by a black police officer on Sept. 20. The incident prompted two nights of riots in downtown Charlotte and additional nights of peaceful demonstrations throughout the city.
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Authorities have said Scott was shot after refusing to drop a pistol after he exited his vehicle.
The two-week delay in releasing all video and audio files was due to a wrinkle in state law. The recently passed House Bill 972 was signed into law July 11. It gives any person or representative of a person filmed in a body-worn or dashboard camera the right to submit a written request for the recording. But that law did not go into effect until Oct. 1, so while protesters in Charlotte have called for videos to be released, officials have had their hands tied.
Under the law, surveillance video must be handed over to the requester within three business days of the request. The Scott family was able to view the tapes privately this week.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney has said releasing police dash cam and body camera footage of Scott’s killing could undermine their investigation and taint a possible jury.
Charlotte police released partial dash and body cam footage after Scott’s wife, Rakeyia, released cell phone video. Authorities also released audio of a call to 911 after Scott was shot.
