Police use tear gas to break up protest after latest fatal shooting by police in US

Police have used tear gas to disperse protesters after officers were injured and a major road was shut down during a demonstration over the latest fatal shooting of a black man by US police.

The protests broke out on Tuesday in Charlotte, North Carolina, after 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott was shot at an apartment complex in the north east of the city. Police said he was armed and posed a threat.