US police make arrest over protester death

A suspect has been arrested over the murder of a civilian protester in Charlotte, where racial tensions simmer after the police shooting of a black man.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officers begin to move protesters — A suspect has been arrested over the murder of a civilian protester in Charlotte. (AAP)

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Published 24 September 2016 10:02am

Source: AAP

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Police in Charlotte, North Carolina have arrested a suspect in the murder of a civilian protester on Wednesday night, Charlotte Mecklenberg Police Department Chief Kerr Putney says.

The protester, who died of his wounds on Thursday, was shot as residents protested the killing of a black man, Keith Scott, by police on Tuesday.

Putney announced the arrest at a news conference on Friday.

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