CHARLOTTE, NC. — *The body cam video released by Charlotte police has no audio during the first half of the video. Channel 2 has not altered the audio in this video in any way*
The Charlotte police chief has announced he has decided to release police bodycam and dash cam video footage of Tuesday's police shooting of a black man in Charlotte.
Chief Kerr Putney of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department didn't immediately say when the footage would be made public but said he had decided the release would not hinder an ongoing investigation of the shooting. %
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He said he had determined recently that releasing footage would have "no adverse impact on the investigation." He also added physical evidence would be released.
Charlotte police say the man killed by one of their officers "absolutely" had a gun when he was shot.
***Channel 2 Action News is choosing not to show the moments Keith Scott was shot.***
Chief Kerr Putney told reporters on Saturday that officers saw marijuana and a weapon in Keith Lamont Scott's car and said, "uh oh, this is a safety issue for us and the public."
Police have said they shot Scott on Tuesday because he refused commands to drop a handgun. Residents have said he was unarmed.
"These are tough times for our city and we're going to get through it," he added.
Community activists have been for days calling on Putney to release body cam and dashcam video of the shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott. Putney has said he wants to be transparent but also won't compromise his investigation.
Scott's family has viewed the videos and has called on Putney to release them to the public.
Charlotte police say this is the first batch of video to be released of the Scott shooting.
The Associated Press contributed to this report
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