Emergency Declared In U.S. City Of Charlotte

Governor of southern U.S. State of North Carolina declared a state of emergency, following a second night of unrest in charlotte ignited by the fatal police shooting of a black man. At least one protester has been critically injured as clashes with police erupted for a second night in U.S. City of Charlotte. The demonstrators rushed police in riot gear at a downtown charlotte hotel and officers responded by firing rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse the crowd. Officials said the injured protester was shot by a civilian, not police. The person was initially reported as having died but officials later said they were on life support. Sixteen officers were injured the night before as police in riot gear clashed with demonstrators who hurled stones, set fires and briefly blocked an interstate highway.