Charlotte police arrest suspect in shooting of protester-chief
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Sept 23 (Reuters) - Police in Charlotte, North Carolina have arrested a suspect in the murder of a civilian protester on Wednesday night, Charlotte Mecklenberg Police Department Chief Kerr Putney said at a news conference on Friday.
The protester, who died of his wounds on Thursday, was shot as residents protested the killing of a black man, Keith Scott, by police on Tuesday. (Reporting by Andy Sullivan; Editing by Scott Malone)
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