The city's police chief, Kerr Putney, said 43-year-old Keith Scott was seen on Tuesday getting into a vehicle holding a handgun. Police surrounded the car, Putney said, and Scott was shot by a black police officer after he exited the car and did not obey orders to drop his weapon. "He stepped out, posing a threat to the officers," Putney told a news conference, adding that police acted heroically in trying to stem the protests that followed. North Carolina allows for the open carry of handguns, including having a pistol in a vehicle. Senator Thom Tillis of North Carolina said the protests were embarrassing and caused "utter chaos."

Source: The Star September 21, 2016 15:56 UTC