Demonstrators have again taken to the streets of Charlotte, North Carolina to protest against police violence directed at African-Americans and other minorities.
A man who was shot the previous night when the protests turned violent has now died.
Our U.S. correspondent Priscilla Huff reports:
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Governor Pat McCrory has issued a state of emergency for North Carolina's largest city, Charlotte
as protests continue following the death of Keith Lamott Scott
He's also put additional state troopers on the streets and called out the National Guard.
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The family of Keith Lamott Scott have viewed a video which the Charlotte police claim shows that their actions were justified when they shot him to death.
Justin Bamberg is an attorney representing the Scott familiy.
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Across the country in Tulsa,
a police officer has been charged with manslaughter in the death of Terence Crutcher.
The city of Tulsa has not seen protests.
But the White House agrees, the problems are complex.
spokesperson Josh Earnest said there is still more that needs to be done
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But also professional athletes and actors are speaking out,
Doug Baldwin is a wide receiver with the championship Seattle Seahawks.
He's also the son of a police officer.
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And in the presidential election race, Donald Trump is seeing an opening to win over voters.
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And in the end, the false assumptions which have contributed to the violence between law enforcement and minority groups in American is just one facet of larger problems
including the lack of education, jobs and opportunity in their neighborhoods
and the conscious choice to move away from community policing efforts as a strategy combat the threat of terrorism.
Priscilla Huff, Washington.
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