Washington State Patrol: 3 dead, 1 critically injured in mall shooting north of Seattle

New law may complicate release of Charlotte police video

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Protesters seeking the release of video of a fatal police shooting could see their task get much harder if Charlotte authorities do not share the footage within a week. A North Carolina law that takes effect Oct. 1 will declare the video isn't a public record and that only a judge can release it, potentially making the issue more complicated than if police shared the footage on their own. The law passed by the state's GOP-controlled Legislature runs counter to a nationwide trend in which some cities are trying to show greater transparency by releasing videos soon after a shooting. Forty-three-year-old Keith Lamont Scott was shot Tuesday. Police have said he disregarded warnings to drop a gun. Neighbors have said he was holding only a book.