Charlotte protests end early as kin views video

A crowd of hundreds gathered, chanted and marched for a third successive night in the state’s largest city, demanding justice for Keith Scott, 43, who was shot dead by a black police officer in the parking lot of an apartment complex on September 20. Police fired tear gas and non-lethal projectiles to break up crowds blocking traffic on a highway. National Guard troops backed up a robust police presence in the town center, helping to restrain protesters chanting as helicopters circled overhead. The Charlotte Police Department said two officers were treated after they were sprayed with a chemical agent by demonstrators. Despite the brief outbursts, the demonstrations were calmer than those on the previous two nights. Rioters had smashed storefront windows, looted businesses and thrown objects at police, prompting officials  to declare a state of emergency and the city’s mayor to enact a curfew.