Unclear from police video if Keith Scott had anything in hands when shot -lawyer
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., Sept 22 (Reuters) - A black man killed by a Charlotte, North Carolina, police officer this week did not aggressively approach officers and had his hands by his side when he was shot, a lawyer said on Thursday after the man's family watched two police videos of the incident.
Lawyer Justin Bamberg said in a statement it was impossible to tell from the videos if Keith Scott, 43, was holding anything when he was shot on Tuesday afternoon. Police say Scott had a gun; his family and a witness said he was holding a book. (Reporting by Colleen Jenkins; Editing by Sandra Maler)
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