Charlotte City Council Blasted Over Police Shooting Reaction

CHARLOTTE, N.C.— Angry Charlotte residents verbally lashed City Council members for hours, complaining about what they called unaccountable police officers and civilian leaders who have failed to force change as the city marked a week of protests sin...
Charlotte City Council Blasted Over Police Shooting Reaction
Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts listens to a speaker at the Charlotte City Council meeting during time for public comments, mainly concerning last week's shooting of Keith Lamont Scott, at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. David T. Foster III/The Charlotte Observer via AP
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CHARLOTTE, N.C.—Angry Charlotte residents verbally lashed City Council members for hours, complaining about what they called unaccountable police officers and civilian leaders who have failed to force change as the city marked a week of protests since a police officer fatally shot a black man.

At its Monday night meeting, the council opened the floor to dozens of residents who voiced their opinions about the Sept. 20 shooting of Kevin Lamont Scott by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police. Many called on Mayor Jennifer Roberts, Police Chief Kerr Putney and other council members to resign on the seventh day of protests since the shooting.

“It’s going to be rough in these streets until you give justice to our people,” said the Rev. Milton Williams, the final speaker in a three-hour string. “Our city’s in an uproar, and you did not respond.”

Zianna Oliphant, center, addresses the Charlotte City Council during time for public comments, mainly concerning last week's Scott shooting, at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center on Sept. 26, 2016. (David T. Foster III/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
Zianna Oliphant, center, addresses the Charlotte City Council during time for public comments, mainly concerning last week's Scott shooting, at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center on Sept. 26, 2016. David T. Foster III/The Charlotte Observer via AP