title:  Protests Erupt In Charlotte After Cops Kill Disabled Black Man Who Was Reading A Book In His Car
text: Protests have erupted in Charlotte, North Carolina after another African-American man was shot and killed by police on Tuesday afternoon. The victim was reportedly disabled and was reading a book in his car when cops approached him.According to police reports, officers came across Keith Lamont Scott while they were at his apartment complex to serve a warrant to someone else. Police claim that Scott had a gun and  posed an imminent deadly threat to the officers, but family and witnesses dispute that claim. A woman identifying herself as the victim s daughter, Lyric Scott, said that her father didn t have a gun, he had a book. He sits in the shade, reads his book, does his studies, and waits on his kid to get off the bus,  the woman said.  He didn t have no gun. He wasn t messing with nobody. All they did, them  jumpout boys,  them undercover detectives, they jumped out their truck, they said,  Hands up he got a gun, he got a gun, pow pow pow pow.  That s it. You can see her video below:Here s the man s sister. She says he did not have a gun. @CMPD says he did. @WBTV_News pic.twitter.com/JwHMixy9m7  Sarah-Blake Morgan (@SarahBlakeWBTV) September 20, 2016Protesters poured onto the streets of Charlotte on Tuesday night, chanting  Black lives matter  and  Hands up don t shoot.  Police turned out in riot gear and have deployed tear gas to control the crowds. Meanwhile, the number of protesters continues to grow.You can watch video of the protests below:Featured image via video screen capture