Top officials on Sunday lifted a curfew in place since Thursday in last week’s fatal police shooting of a black man by police.
There have been protests every day since 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott was shot to death by Charlotte police on Tuesday.
In a statement Sunday evening, Mayor Jennifer Roberts says that effective immediately the curfew imposed is terminated. A midnight to 6 a.m. curfew has been in effect since Thursday after the protests turned violent, and National Guardsmen have been stationed throughout downtown each night.
Protesters remained peaceful outside the Carolina Panthers’ football game against the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday afternoon.
On Sunday, Interim City Manager Ron Kimble declared the Carolina Panthers and Minnesota Vikings game at Bank of America Stadium “an Extraordinary Event,” allowing for greater police control.
The designation also allowed police more latitude to stop and search people within an area for several blocks in all directions from Bank of America Stadium and prevent protesters from gathering en masse.
Source: Agencies
