'Don't shoot!' wife tells Charlotte police in video

23rd September 2016

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The moment North Carolina police shot a black man was captured on video by his wife, who is heard pleading with officers: "Don't shoot him!"

In the footage, Rakeyia Scott tells husband Keith Scott to get out of his car as Charlotte police surround him.

The clip does not show the actual shooting, or make clear if Mr Scott was carrying a gun, as police say.

Charlotte city leaders have been under mounting pressure to release their footage of this week's shooting.

Mr. Scott was the 214th black person killed by US police this year out of a total...