Contradicting stories about what happened in that case yesterday, Charlotte Police are adamant that the shooting was justified. Police and demonstrators have very different versions of the fatal confrontation that sparked a long night of sometimes violent protests. Police officers say they were serving a warrant at an apartment complex when they noticed a man unrelated to their case, 43yearold lamont handgun as the officers continued to yell at him to drop it. He stepped out posing a threat to the officer and the officer subsequently fired his weapon, striking the suspect. The officers he says gave scott multiple clear instructions to drop the weapon, and a gun was found at the scene, but family members say scott was unarmed simply reading for his son to come home from school. Like we dont have lives out here, like our lives dont matter, yes, all lives matter but only black people are being targeted. P but the police took issue with a post on facebook said to be by the dead mans daught
Shot by another so villian civilian is dead. The National Guard is there in charlotte. Their presence is being seen. Theyre offering extra assistance to the city that has already been through so much. Jay gray joins us live from charlotte. The curfew goes into effect in just under an hour from now. Still a lot of people on the streets of charlotte. Reporter yes, absolutely, and this city is still on edge. We have seen so rubber bullets have been fired by officers. To this point talking to ems officials no one has been transported. There has been no serious problem, certainly nothing like we have seen over the last 48 hours. The difference, an emergency order in effect, like you said, hundreds of officers flooding into this area tonight. It has been a tense but calm dozens from the community early. That group, like so many here searching for answers. Pray for unity, peace, understanding, a solution for this awful situation. Reporter as the sun set, National Guard troops moved in, along
Defense attorneys say solid is not the main suspect responsible for his death. Alexis fernandez was in court today. Reporter family and friends of marcos arenas were tearing up as state prosecutors began to lay out the case against michael solid. Michael solid knew who what he what he was doing when he robbed and killed arenas. Thats what prosecutors they say Surveillance Video will show solid was the get away driver as he and jason dismont attacked arenas from behind in an attempt to steam his ipad. I to steal his ipad. He later died the several Blunt Force Injuries after arenas had tried to hold onto his ipad. Shortly after the robbery, prosecutors say solid took the stolen ipad to an acquaintance to testify against solid. Gave him the ipad and said Something Like i think im gonna be on the news later. I just robbed [bleep]. The defendant asked him to loan him 80 and he stated he would leave the ipad as collateral and come back later and pay full amount. Reporter solids defense attor
Parents. We begin at 11 00 with the chaos and the crowd that gathered around a protestor after he was shot in the head in charlotte. We are told that man is on lifesupport right now, contrary to what police said earlier this evening that the man had died. Police are saying the man was shot by another civilian and not police but the damage was already done and people who gathered and bottles and even the tear gas canisters that police tossed into the crowds back at police. This all started as a peaceful protest in reaction to the Fatal Shooting of a black man by a police officer. And while there are contradicting stories about what happened in that case yesterday, Charlotte Police are adamant that the shooting was justified. Police and demonstrators have a long night of sometimes violent protests. Police officers say they were serving a warrant at an apartment complex when they noticed a man unrelated to their case, 43yearold lamont scott. He exited his vehicle with a handgun as the off
How the feds say he used his power to help two women he was allegedly having Extramarital Affairs with. Cbs 2 news saturday morning starts right now. Good morning, it is 6 00 on this saturday, april 16th. Im andrea grymes. Im hazel sanchez. The days stories are straight hea. First Vanessa Murdock is here with the forecast. Not a bad saturday so far. No, its going to be a stunner of a day. Beautifully warm, beautiful blue skies just as weve had for a couple of days now. So a lovely forecast to start off the weekend. Right now i want to take you live outside. Im going to show you this pretty picture weve got here. It is beautiful. I love the way the sunshine is creating some pinks on the sky. As we look at the temperature, its 44 degrees, northeast winds at 8 Miles Per Hour right now. The 60s today. 44 in the city, but 40 in andover. It is 26 in the hamptons. The east end of long island under a freeze warning right now. 27 in belmar. As we look at the vortex satellite and radar picture,