The city of Charlotte mistakenly announced one person was killed during protests and has since issued a correction. A second night of police-protest rioting turned bloody in Charlotte, NC, on Wednesday, with one civilian on life support after being shot by another civilian. Officers in riot gear used tear gas and flash grenades in a tense standoff with a violent crowd one day after cops fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott, a father of seven, outside his condominium complex.

Gov. Pat McCrory — former longtime mayor of Charlotte — declared a state of emergency and deployed the National Guard to help assist local law enforcement.We cannot tolerate violence. We cannot tolerate the destruction of property and will not tolerate the attacks towards our police officers that are occurring right now, and I feel very strongly about that,” McCrory told CNN. “That is not the American way.”

Wednesday night’s victim was shot about 8 p.m. in front of the Omni Hotel. He was in critical condition, city officials said. They had not released his name by early Thursday.

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department officials said no officers had fired their weapons Wednesday night.(nypost.com)…[+]