Hillary: Release the video

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton is calling on the city of Charlotte to publicly release police video from Tuesday’s fatal shooting of Keith Lamont Scott.

In a Twitter post Friday, Clinton wrote: “Charlotte should release police video of the Keith Lamont Scott shooting without delay. We must ensure justice & work to bridge divides.”

The tweet is signed with an “H,” meaning that it comes from her personally.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s North Carolina campaign spokesman could not be immediately reached for comment.

Clinton’s tweet follows an earlier release from Attorney General Roy Cooper, the Democratic candidate for governor.

“We must continue in the pursuit of the truth while also continuing the important work of bringing our communities and law enforcement together to build trust and safety for all. One step toward meeting both goals is for the videos in this case to be released to the public,” Cooper said in a statement released by his campaign. “Transparency between the community and our law enforcement breaks down barriers and brings progress.”

The statements follow a press conference Friday in which Charlotte city officials continued to refuse to release the video. But Police Chief Kerr Putney said, “It’s a matter of when.”


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