Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott

Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old African American man, was fatally shot by a police officer on the afternoon of September 20, 2016, in Charlotte, North Carolina, United States. Police officers arrived at an apartment complex to search for an unrelated man with an outstanding warrant. According to police, officers saw Scott exit a vehicle in the lot while carrying a handgun. Officers state that Scott refused to drop the gun. Officer Brentley Vinson, also an African American, fatally shot Scott out of panic by being shot by him first.