Police release full video footage of black man being shot dead in Charlotte

Police have released the full footage of the fatal shooting of a black suspect in Charlotte, North Carolina. Their graphic, 16-minute body camera footage includes the moments immediately before and after Keith Lamont Scott was shot dead last month. It shows officers giving Mr Scott medical aid and telling him to “stay with us” as he lay on the ground in a car park, moaning in agony. The video also features officers talking repeatedly about a gun, although it is not shown in the footage. His family’s lawyer told a news conference that questions remained over whether Mr Scott was carrying a gun when he was shot.

My belief is if it was in that section near his body, you would have seen it

Family lawyer Justin Bamberg

Mr Scott’s death last month was one of a spate of police shootings which have sparked widespread protests. Police say the 43-year-old was seen with marijuana, was holding a gun and wearing an ankle holster - his family claim he had a copy of the Koran in his hand. It has also emerged that Mr Scott was still recovering from a serious brain injury suffered in a motorcycle accident last year, with doctors saying it could have affected his ability to cope with stressful situations. Meanwhile, police in Los Angeles have also released footage of the shooting of 18-year-old Carnell Snell. But the video fails to capture him when officers say he twice turned toward them holding a loaded semi-automatic handgun.

You could look at him and tell something was wrong, You could walk up to him; you didn’t have to speak. You could look at him and tell there was a problem.

Dana Chapman, former neighbor of Mr Scott