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Officer does not face charges; causes protests

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People march in Charlotte, N.C., on Sept. 23 to protest the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott. The Mecklenburg County district attorney said Wednesday he was “entirely convinced” that the officer who shot Scott “was lawful in using deadly force.”

Controversy reignited earlier this week after the the Mecklenburg County, NC, district attorney said during a news conference Wednesday that he was “entirely convinced” that Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Officer Brentley Vinson “was lawful in using deadly force.” A two-month investigation determined that Vinson was justified in shooting Keith Lamont Scott in an apartment complex parking lot. The DA said a total of 15 prosecutors unanimously agreed with the decision that Vinson was not guilty. The decision has triggered new protests in the city, although they have remained mostly peaceful.

Scott’s family said that he didn’t have a gun, although evidence showed that Scott was armed. Scott’s DNA was shown in a gun near the scene, as well as surveillance showing him being armed; finalized that the North Carolina officer wasn’t guilty of the shooting.

A smaller crowd that included about 100 people began a protest Wednesday night in the city; four people were arrested as the police tried to control the protesters off the streets. 

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