Police officers in riot gear approach demonstrators on September 21, 2016 in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina.
September 21, 2016
44 arrested in second night of Charlotte violence
CHARLOTTE, United States (AFP) — Police arrested 44 people during a second night of violent protests over the police shooting of a black man, Charlotte police chief Kerr Putney said Thursday.
Putney said nine civilians were injured during the protests late Wednesday and into the early hours Thursday, including a person who was in critical condition after suffering a gunshot wound.