Why Tulsa and Charlotte reacted so differently to police shootings

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The recent fatal police shootings of two black men spurred soul-searching across the nation but drew vastly different reactions from the cities in which they took place.

In Tulsa, Okla., on Thursday, a group of 50 demonstrators was preparing to march when people suddenly started cheering. "Have some ice cream!" activist Shay White told demonstrators from a microphone. The officer who shot Terence Crutcher had just been charged with manslaughter. White told everyone to go home to rest, and the crowd quickly obliged.

At the same time, more than 1,000 miles away in Charlotte, marchers were just getting started. They attempted to take over a highway when police in riot gear hit them with tear gas.

"We want the tape!" they shouted, demanding that police release the video of Keith Lamont Scott's death.

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