Keith Lamont Scott, whose shooting death by a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer in September touched off several nights of demonstrations and violence, was apparently armed at the time of his death. According to the Associated Press:
Charlotte-Mecklenburg District Attorney Andrew Murray spent 40 minutes during a news conference meticulously outlining the evidence that led him and a team of 15 other prosecutors to determine Officer Brentley Vinson's actions in killing Keith Lamont Scott were justified. He also released his report online.
Lawyers for Scott's family say they still have questions and haven't decided whether to file a lawsuit. Scott's family has said he wasn't armed.
However, Murray displayed a nearby store's surveillance video showing the outline of what appeared to be a holstered gun on Scott's ankle. He said Scott's DNA was found on a Colt .380-caliber semi-automatic handgun recovered at the scene ...
... Two nights of protests after the September shooting led to looted stores near the scene and in downtown Charlotte, millions of dollars of damage and more than two dozen injuries to police officers and others, including one fatal shooting.
"The community should read the report. Digest the report. Please do not act viscerally on news snippets," Murray said.
You can read Murray’s report here.
Body camera footage of Scott’s shooting by police had been inconclusive. Scott’s wife also took footage of the final moments of his encounter with police from a short distance away. It does not show Scott clearly until the end; however, she is heard saying repeatedly he does not have a gun.