On Saturday, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department released dash and body cam footage of an officer killing a black man on Tuesday. The release of the footage by Chief Kerr Putney comes amid widespread calls for the footage to become public. The footage also arrives two days after Chief Putney said he would not divulge it because he never said the investigation of Keith Lamont Scott's death would involve "full transparency."
The new footage confirms what the chief said Thursday: it does not show "absolute, definitive visual evidence that could confirm that a person is pointing a gun." Charlotte is another reminder that footage from body and dash cams is not a panacea, despite widespread calls for officers across the country to deploy them.
Tuesday's shooting has sparked violent protests, requiring the North Carolina governor to declare a state of emergency and to call in the National Guard.
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