CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The Latest on protests in Charlotte, North Carolina, over the fatal police shooting of a black man (all times local):
9:45 p.m.
Charlotte’s mayor is imposing a curfew starting at midnight after three nights of protests.
Mayor Jennifer Roberts told reporters Thursday night that she had signed documents to impose a curfew that will run from midnight to 6 a.m.
She expects it to be in place for multiple days until officials determine they no longer need it.
The city’s government issued a Tweet saying the curfew is citywide.
Protesters took to the streets for a third night but were largely peaceful Thursday. Two previous nights of chaotic protests included injuries, one death arrests and vandalism.
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8:40 p.m.
Hundreds of protesters are marching through the heart of Charlotte’s business district.
The protesters stopped for about 15 minutes to chant and block an intersection near Bank of America’s headquarters. They then moved on as police and members of the National Guard monitored them.
The demonstration that began about 7:30 p.m. at a park has so far been peaceful.
The crowd includes curious onlookers who emerged from hotels and office buildings to take pictures.
The business district, known locally as uptown, has been on edge Thursday after two nights of chaotic protests that included vandalism and injuries.
The protests stem from the fatal shooting this week of a black many police.
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8: 20 p.m.
A North Carolina congressman says that people are protesting in Charlotte because they “hate white people.”
U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger, a Republican whose district includes parts of Charlotte, was asked by an interviewer for Britain’s BBC TV what grievance the protesters have.
In the video posted online Thursday, Pittenger responded: “The grievance in their mind is — the animus, the anger — they hate white people because white people are successful and they’re not.”
He later released a statement apologizing and saying that his anguish over the situation led him to give a response he regretted.
Chaotic protests broke out Tuesday and Wednesday in Charlotte after a black man was shot to death by a police officer.
The North Carolina Democratic Party released a statement saying Pittenger’s remarks were inexcusable and racist.
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