By Blake Neff, DCNF

Charlotte, N.C., erupted into a riot Tuesday night after hundreds of people gathered to protest the fatal shooting of a black man.

According to police, officers were serving a warrant when they encountered Keith Lamont Scott in his car. Police say Scott got out of his car with a gun and was shot because he posed an immediate threat.

But, according to demonstrators on the scene and supporters online, Scott was a disabled man who was simply holding a book and was no threat when he was gunned down. Soon after the shooting, people began to gather, and they soon swelled to a crowd of hundreds and began clashing with riot police.

“We out like the Taliban!” one rioter could be heard crying on a Facebook Live broadcast of the protests, shortly after tear gas canisters were fired into the crowd. After 11 p.m., the situation grew more severe, with several people successfully trashing a police SUV.

“We ain’t playin’ no motherfuckin’ games, nigga!” another demonstrator yelled on the Facebook broadcast, trying to fire up other protesters.

“This ain’t no one-day action!” another cried. “This is the first time people standing up!”

Ironically, the police officer responsible for shooting Scott, Brentley Vinson, is also a black man.

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— ?Im The Captian Now (@SmoovShabazz) September 21, 2016

Here we go again – more rioting, more destruction of private property. https://t.co/jvccuWfAZh #Charleston #CharlotteProtest #northcarolina

— Jack Taylor, II (@Jackalish) September 21, 2016

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— ?Im The Captian Now (@SmoovShabazz) September 21, 2016

Wow. I just watched some craziness on Facebook Live out of #charlotte #CharlotteProtest pic.twitter.com/elKW29qb74

— Ryan Goff (@RyanatMGH) September 21, 2016

#Charlotte currently. More agitators have shut freeway down. pic.twitter.com/afMmsbCzVQ

— CounterJihad (@CounterJihadUS) September 21, 2016

They’ve shut down I85 north and south. #CharlotteProtest #Charlotte pic.twitter.com/2I4YX3nYaU

— ?Im The Captian Now (@SmoovShabazz) September 21, 2016

Protesters damaging police cruiser near scene of #KeithLamontScott shooting. @ColeenHarryWBTV showed us up close on @WBTV_News. #Charlotte pic.twitter.com/7ME2oWRmpL

— Katie McKiever WBTV (@KatieMcKiever) September 21, 2016

??? how much longer, do we have to do this to be heard?#CharlotteProtest pic.twitter.com/BMRPz8XI6R

— Jay (@KINGJAYVI) September 21, 2016

#BREAKING 12 officers hurt in #CharlotteProtest of #KeithScott shooting also looting & destruction of property https://t.co/37CmIABZFu #wcvb pic.twitter.com/5Rf1sPTlHm

— Erika Tarantal (@ErikaWCVB) September 21, 2016

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