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Social media reaction to release of Charlotte police shooting video

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Video of a deadly encounter between Charlotte police and a black man shows his wife repeatedly telling officers he is not armed and pleading with them not to shoot her husband as they shout at him to drop a gun.
 
The footage, recorded by Keith Lamont Scott's wife and released Friday by his family, offers a raw look at how the situation unfolded but does not show whether Scott had a gun as police have said.
 
Uncertainty about the case prompted a fourth night of demonstrations through Charlotte's business district.