Keith Lamont Scott (left), Protesters stare down officers as one holds a sign saying, “It was a book.” (right) After Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was shot and killed by police in Charlotte, North Carolina on Tuesday, his family came forward alleging that he was reading a book while waiting for a bus when shot. The police version is at odds with that of Scott’s family, who have insisted that he was disabled, sitting in his car reading a book, and had no gun. Watch cellphone video from Rakeyia Scott, Keith Lamont Scott's wife, here. The shooting death sparked protests and riots, as people took to the city’s streets claiming Keith Lamont Scott was unarmed and simply sitting in a car reading a book. Residents say Scott, 43, was reading a book in his car …

Protesters seethed in Charlotte on Tuesday following the fatal shooting of a black man named Keith Lamont Scott. Police. Media caption Police cars attacked in Charlotte protests. They couldn't have found Scott anywhere near a book. The peaceful protests are as big a lie as the "bookish" Keith Lamont Scott reading a book in his car. Riots in Charlotte Following Police Shooting of Keith Lamont Scott Police say he was armed and an imminent threat; his family says he was reading a book in his car … Chief Putney added that officers did not find a book at the scene, contradicting claims by Mr Scott's family that he was reading a book …
Police had no trouble finding a gun.