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Man shot in Charlotte following violent protests against killing of black man
A man has been shot in the shoulder and is now reported to be on life support after violent protests broke out in Charlotte, North Carolina, during the second night of protests against the killing of a black man by police.
Al Jazeera’s Alan Fisher, reporting from Charlotte, said the wounded man was shot in the shoulder.
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“Initially it was said he was shot in the head but we saw the injury, it was very much in the shoulder,” he said.
“Protesters say police fired the shot. But police say none of their weapons were fired.”
Charlotte Police Chief Kerr Putney did not identify the person shot or the origin of the gunfire but city officials said on Twitter that the shot was fired by one civilian at another, not by police.
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