Police Chief Kerr Putney prematurely declared the man's death Wednesday night, but later corrected the statement early Thursday morning. The city also corrected the news on their Twitter account.
Sherman's comments on Wednesday are starkly different from previous comments he made in July 2016, when he doubled down on previous "all lives matter" comments in response to the rally cry, "Black Lives Matter."
B.J. Murphy discusses the latest developments on the ground in Charlotte following a night of unrest.
Initially, the city tweeted that the person was killed, but in a second tweet, city officials said the person was in critical condition on life support.
Charlotte police claim Scott was armed, but his family says he was perched in his car, reading a book while he waited for his son after school.
Authorities rushed the man to Carolinas Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
