South Charlotte Today

The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department is under investigation after more than 50 complaints were filed concerning its alleged activity during Charlotte protests, WBTV reported on June 3. 

The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation will conduct the probe after officials took issue with the department’s conduct in one incident that was taped, WBTV reported. 

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney suggested that the complete incident wasn’t shown and asked for body cam footage to be released, stating that it will “show the full picture,” WBTV reported. 

The police department also said that many of its officers were victims of violence as 16 people were taken into custody, and three guns were seized within four hours during the protest, WBTV reported. 

The department also released a statement on the incident detailing, according to WBTV, “Just before 9:30 p.m., a group of several hundred protesters who were given several orders to disperse because of the violent criminal activity they were engaging in throughout the night marched up 4th street. A coordinated operation involving riot control agents to disperse the crowd was undertaken.”