Charlotte may boost security at Vikings-Panthers game amid unrest
As tensions continue to rise in Charlotte following the death of Keith Scott and the uncertain, conflicting details around his final moments that ended with a gunshot from a police officer, the National Football League and Carolina Panthers are reportedly considering relocating Sunday’s game against the Minnesota Vikings.
Days of unrest in the North Carolina city have been sparked by the death of Keith Lamond Scott, a 43-year-old black man shot dead by police on Tuesday.
Asked if the coaches were picking his brain, Munnerlyn deferred to their experience since the Vikings humbled Cam Newton and the Panthers at a frigid TCF Bank Stadium in 2014.
The Panthers’ Bank of America Stadium is just a few blocks from the site of Wednesday night’s clashes between protesters and police that resulted in 44 arrests and 10 reported injuries. “It’s definitely going to be a little different, but I’m excited about it”.
“I feel like America has a problem”, Boston said. Fozzy Whittaker rushed for 100 yards in his place last week, but coach Ron Rivera indicated Cameron Artis-Payne is likely to be active and carry the bulk of the load, with Mike Tolbert serving as the short-yardage option. “People are angry. I understand that”. Where? I don’t know. “I am not happy with what or how the justice has been kind of dealt with over the years”.
Life is returning to normal on downtown streets in Charlotte despite two nights of violence. Pat McCrory due to police shooting protests. As an African-American male, we can’t allow that to happen. The only message you’re sending doing it that way is we’re going to go out and we’re going to be violent, we’re going to be hoodlums, we’re going to go ahead and conform to the image.
The Charlotte Hornets’ team store and the NASCAR Hall of Fame were among the locations damaged Wednesday evening.