Suspect arrested in Charlotte protester’s shooting death, chief says

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A protester uses milk to wash tear gas from her eyes after police used the gas to clear demonstrators who were blocking Interstate 277 in Charlotte, N.C., on Thursday.

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Police use pepper spray and tear gas to force protesters off Interstate 277 on Thursday.

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As curfew in Charlotte approached Thursday night, demonstrators voiced their views loudly.

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Police fire tear gas as protesters converge in downtown Charlotte, N.C., the day after the police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.

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Demonstrators take to the streets Wednesday to protest the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C.

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A protester sits near a pool of blood after a man was shot during a demonstration over the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C. The man, Justin Carr, later died at a local hospital, and police said they arrested and charged a man with with the shooting.

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Demonstrators protest the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C.

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Police fire tear gas at protesters in downtown Charlotte, N.C., the day after the fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.

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Protesters march to demonstrate agasint the fatal police shooting of Keith Scott in Charlotte, N.C.

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Police face off with protestors on Interstate 85 in Charlotte, N.C., during demonstrations after a man was shot to death by police.

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Protestors march down a street in the early hours of Wednesday. The protests began after 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott was shot and killed by police in northeast Charlotte, N.C.

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By Associated Press

Sept. 23, 2016 8:30 AM PT

Police say they have arrested a suspect in the deadly shooting of a protester during demonstrations in Charlotte, N.C., over an officer’s killing of a black man.

Charlotte Police Chief Kerr Putney said during a news conference that the suspect was arrested Friday morning. He provided few other details about the arrest or the suspect but said that video led investigators to the shooter.

The protester, 26-year-old Justin Carr, was shot Wednesday night during a violent night of protests in Charlotte and died the next day.

“Don’t know how to feel!” his mother, Ann Carr, posted on Facebook on Thursday before he died.

“My baby is fighting for his Life! Please if your gonna protest do it peacefully! My baby was shot in the head for no apparent reason!”

Officials have since implemented a curfew that runs from midnight to 6 a.m. They also have called in state troopers and the National Guard in an effort to maintain order. After two nights of unrest, Putney says Thursday night’s protests were relatively peaceful.

Times staff writers Jaweed Kaleem and Jenny Jarvie contributed to this report.

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