Protests in Charlotte after police fatally shoot black man

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.

(Dillon Deaton / For The Times)

Sept. 21, 2016 8:27 AM PT

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Protesters raise their hands as they march through downtown Charlotte, N.C., to protest the fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.

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

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A protester kneels after police used tear gas to clear demonstrators on the Interstate in Charlotte.

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Protesters gather outside a government building in downtown Charlotte on Thursday.

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A protester with a biblical message.

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

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Police Capt. Mike Campagna talks with a demonstrator.

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Demonstrators march in Charlotte on Thursday.

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Members of the North Carolina National Guard stand guard outside the Omni Hotel in downtown Charlotte on Thursday.

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Police and protesters carry a seriously wounded person into the parking area of the Omni Hotel in downtown Charlotte on Wednesday.

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A protester faces off with riot police on Wednesday.

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A policeman and a protester face to face.

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A protester in downtown Charlotte.

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Protests break out in North Carolina after police fatally shoot black man

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

(Gerry Broome / Associated Press)

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.

(Gerry Broome / Associated Press)

Protesters throw chairs at a restaurant during a demonstration against the use of deadly force by police in Charlotte, N.C.

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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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