This is really disgusting:
One of our crews was attacked in Uptown.
Reporter & Cameraman taken by ambulance to hospital.
— Mike Hanson (@MikeWCNC) September 22, 2016
WCCB is reporting a few people tried to put a news photographer into a flaming trashcan and police came to his aid
— Jonathan Jones (@jjones9) September 22, 2016
UPDATE – there’s video of the photographer being saved by police:
We have the latest on the #CharlotteProtests following the fatal officer-involved shooting of #KeithScott. View: https://t.co/BGOofpgmyp pic.twitter.com/K2SluvZpq4
— TWC News Charlotte (@TWCNewsCLT) September 22, 2016
Unbelievable.
#WCCB witnessed protesters try to throw still photographer into fire in Uptown #Charlotte. https://t.co/T6i8AH5iGu #CharlotteProtest #news pic.twitter.com/t26WgIlwOh
— WCCB, Charlotte's CW (@WCCBCharlotte) September 22, 2016
Picture of fire in Uptown #Charlotte during protest. WATCH LIVE: https://t.co/8JVJLVapEx #WCCB #CharlotteProtest #cltnews #ncnews #news pic.twitter.com/Hp7Atd4W8S
— WCCB, Charlotte's CW (@WCCBCharlotte) September 22, 2016
That’s just evil.
UPDATE:
TV crew from local media station taken to hospital after being attacked in #CharlotteProtest. #WCCB's thoughts are with you @wcnc. #news
— WCCB, Charlotte's CW (@WCCBCharlotte) September 22, 2016
Here’s our timeline from social media of the riots tonight in Charlotte.