Charlotte police try to quell anger over shooting of black man

Authorities in North Carolina are trying to quell public anger after a night of looting and arson added Charlotte to the list of US cities that have erupted in violence over the death of a black man at the hands of police.

With officials refusing to release any video of the shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott, two starkly different versions emerged: Police say Scott disregarded repeated demands to drop his gun, while neighbourhood residents say he was holding a book, not a weapon, as he waited for his son to get off the school bus.