UPDATE: Man shot during Charlotte protests has died

September 21, 2016 7:10 am

By: The Associated Press

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Charlotte officials say a man shot during a protest has died.

Keith Trietley, the police spokesman said in a news release that 26-year-old Justin Carr died Thursday at the hospital.

City officials say Carr was not shot by an officer.

Wednesday evening Carr was shot as protesters clashed with police in riot gear lined arm-in-arm protecting the Omni Hotel about 8:30 p.m.

Carr was transported to the hospital where he was put on life support, in critical condition.

After the shooting, protesters began throwing bottles, dirt clods and fireworks at the officers.

The police fired flash grenades and then tear gas trying to disperse the crowd of several hundred people.

But groups of protesters kept marching around downtown, followed by police in riot gear who continued to fire tear gas at them.

The protesters were angry about the police shooting of Keith Lamont on Tuesday at his condominium complex.

Police said the black man had a gun, while neighbors and his family said he was holding a book.

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