Keith Scott, was shot and killed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg officer Brentley Vinson in the North Carolina city, after being mistaken for a wanted man Protesters have taken to the streets in Charlotte, North Carolina, clashing with police after the fatal police shooting of a black man earlier in the day. Keith Scott, 43, was shot and killed by Charlotte-Mecklenburg officer Brentley Vinson, who is also black, after being mistaken for a wanted man.