Chaos broke out in Charlotte, North Carolina, Wednesday night as hundreds of angry protesters clashed with police over the deadly shooting of a black man by an African-American cop a day earlier.
Officers in riot gear threw flash grenades and tear gas canisters at the mob. One person was shot and critically wounded, though city officials insist the shooting was civilian-on-civilian.
The Tuesday shooting of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott sparked the chaos. Scott's family members claim he was unarmed and holding a book when he was fatally shot in the parking lot of his condominium building. But officials say he was holding a gun and did not comply with orders to drop the weapon.
Here are 11 images of the chaos in Charlotte:
A woman smears blood on a police riot shield on September 21, 2016 in downtown Charlotte, North Carolina. The North Carolina governor has declared a state of emergency in the city of Charlotte after clashes during protests in the city in response to the fatal shooting by police officers of 43-year-old Keith Lamont Scott at an apartment complex near UNC Charlotte. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Demonstrators protest Tuesday's fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, North Carolina. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)
Two women embrace while looking at a police officer in uptown Charlotte during a protest of the police shooting of Keith Scott. (Jason Miczek/Reuters)
A protester, center, is taken into custody by Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers in Charlotte. (Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
Blood covers the pavement where a person was shot in uptown Charlotte during a protest of the police shooting of Keith Scott. (Jason Miczek/Reuters)
A protester walks in front of CMPD officers in riot gear with a sign reading "All Lives Matter We Are 1" in Charlotte Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016. (Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer via AP)
A demonstrator shouts at law enforcement during protests September 21, 2016 in Charlotte. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Defense attorney Toussaint Romain shouts during protests September 21, 2016 in Charlotte. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Two people sit on the ground as they protest in front of police in uptown Charlotte during a protest of the police shooting of Keith Scott. (Jason Miczek/Reuters)
A police officer in riot gear stands near a damaged storefront September 21, 2016 in downtown Charlotte. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
Police officers take a moment to rest after a night of clashing with rioters protesting the death of Keith Scott. (Brian Blanco/Getty Images)
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