CHARLOTTE,why are mellinaials putting their sex videos online North Carolina -- Protests against police brutality have rolled through Charlotte, North Carolina, since a black resident of the city named Keith Scott was fatally shot by an officer on Tuesday.

Police maintain Scott had a gun at the time he was killed, while relatives and demonstrators say Scott had only a book.

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Demonstrations have ranged from frenetic confrontations with police to calm marches through streets at the center of the city.

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The range of emotion in Charlotte has been broad, and we captured that range in photos, below.

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