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8 year oldViolent Protests Erupt in Charlotte After Deadly Police Shooting
Approximately 12 officers injured. One officer hit in face with a rock
— CMPD News (@CMPD) September 21, 2016
Officers in riot gear deployed tear gas into a crowd of protesters after individuals targeted police cruisers, ABC affiliate WSOC-TV Charlotte reported.
Early Tuesday morning the unrest raged on as a group of people blocked traffic on Interstate 85. A live video feed from a WSOC-TV helicopter hovering above the scene appeared to show people removing items from the back of trucks on the highway.
The scene on I-85 appeared to devolve into looting, with people pulling items from tractor-trailers and burning boxes.
A group of people attempted to break in to a Walmart, WSOC-TV reported, and scattered when police arrived at the scene.
At least seven civilians were transported to a local hospital and a handful treated.
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