Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have announced that a man an officer shot and killed on the morning of 20 September 2016 was holding a gun, rather than a book. Scott's family purportedly said that he was reading a book and carried no weapons:Police said they recovered the firearm Scott was holding. On 23 September 2016, Scott's wife, Rakeyia Scott, released video that she had recorded on her cell phone. City and police officials did not respond to Ms. Scott's video. After listening to remarks made by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Putney today, we have more questions than answers about Keith's death.