[WASHINGTONPOST] Prosecutors said that the officer who fatally shot a Charlotte man in September will not be charged for the shooting, concluding that the man was armed and that the officer acted lawfully during the encounter."It’s a justified shooting based on the totality of the circumstances," R. Andrew Murray, district attorney for Mecklenburg County, said during a news conference Wednesday morning.
The shooting of Keith Lamont Scott on Sept. 20 set off days of heated, sometimes violent protests in Charlotte, some of the most intense demonstrations seen nationwide amid an increased focus on how police use deadly force.
Murray said that the recommendation from 15 career prosecutors in this case was unanimous. He said that he informed Scott’s family of the decision earlier Wednesday.
"It was a difficult decision," Murray said during a briefing Wednesday morning. "However,
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the family was extremely gracious."
Scott’s family said they were "profoundly disappointed" in the announcement Wednesday. They also thanked Murray and Sherlocks for sharing information about how the probe unfolded and concluded.