Midnight curfew lifted in Charlotte

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Charlotte lifted its midnight curfew, signaling movement toward normalcy after a state of emergency was imposed following the shooting death of a black man by police last week that brought National Guard troops and armored vehicles to downtown street corners.

A weekend without street violence was highlighted Sunday as the city hosted the NFL game between the Carolina Panthers and the Minnesota Vikings without interruption.

Still, protests continued for a sixth day since Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was shot and killed Tuesday after a confrontation with Charlotte police. The first two nights of protests were violent, with demonstrators smashing windows, blocking part of an interstate through downtown, and burning the contents of a tractor-trailer. More than a dozen police officers were injured.

Protesters clambered onto Interstate 277 through the city’s downtown Sunday night and tried to block traffic until police arrived.

On Monday, several hundred demonstrators marched peacefully through downtown Charlotte after leaving a rally organized by the NAACP. At the same time, Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said that four of the 11 people arrested overnight were charged with standing in the street.

Video footage police released Saturday of the Scott shooting incident hasn’t settled questions about whether he threatened authorities with a gun before he was felled by a black officer. Police Chief Kerr Putney said Saturday that Mr. Scott was “absolutely in possession of a handgun,” adding that, while officers didn’t break the law, the State Bureau of Investigation continues to pursue the case.

While police say Mr. Scott had a gun, residents contend he was unarmed. It’s not apparent in the video if he’s holding anything shortly before he was shot.

Police also released photos Saturday of what they said was a loaded handgun found at the scene, adding it bore Mr. Scott’s DNA and fingerprints. They also said Mr. Scott had marijuana.