CHARLOTTE, N.C.—While Cam Newton called the latest police shooting in Charlotte, North Carolina “embarrassing,” the Carolina Panthers quarterback says he’s not rushing to any judgments until he has more information.
The league MVP did have some strong comments Wednesday about social injustice and the African-American community.
“My big thing is holding people accountable— no matter what the race, no matter what the gender is, no matter what the age is.,” Newton said at his weekly news conference Wednesday.
Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old African-American man, was shot and killed Tuesday by a black police officer, sparking a violent protest early Wednesday morning about 15 miles from the team’s stadium. More than a dozen police officers were injured during the protest. There also was vandalism to police vehicles and looting.
Newton said that while he doesn’t see things through a “black-white lens,” he does realize that people view him as a spokesman for the African-American community because of his stature in the NFL.
