Charlotte police stood on guard tonight after a protest built up over the decision not to charge a police officer in the shooting death of Keith Scott:
Protesters blocked streets and chanted at police officers:
LANGUAGE ALERT- “BACK UP, BACK UP WE WANT FREEDOM…SHOW THESE RACIST ASS COPS WE DON’T NEED ‘EM”
Things getting heated outside #CMPD #KeithScott pic.twitter.com/6H8p4Ojp44
— Ben Briscoe (@watchdogben) December 1, 2016
THIS BEGAN SEVERAL HOURS EARLIER WITH PEOPLE GATHERED AT POLICE HEADQUARTERS AND THEN MOVED ON:
PEOPLE GATHERED OUTSIDE AT THE CHARLOTTE POLICE HEADQUARTERS:
Warning language at demonstration outside of #CMPD pic.twitter.com/5dcXvqCWa1
— Ben Briscoe (@watchdogben) December 1, 2016
LANGUAGE ALERT
Group blocking street outside #CMPD pic.twitter.com/4d1KEnpfYo
— Ben Briscoe (@watchdogben) December 1, 2016
GROUP BLOCKING STREET
Group blocking street outside #CMPD pic.twitter.com/4d1KEnpfYo
— Ben Briscoe (@watchdogben) December 1, 2016