--- description: A man who was shot in Charlotte during the second night of protests in the North Carolina city has died, police said. title: Man Shot During Charlotte Protests Has Died, Police Say image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcebfef7c706b7f33/6988a737cf40a87856c44ec4/protest.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Man Shot in Head During Charlotte Protests Has Died, Police Say  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 23, 2016 12:34 AM CUT  Police and protesters carry a seriously wounded protester into the parking area of the the Omni Hotel during a march to protest the death of Keith Scott Sept. 21, 2016 in Carolina. Police and protesters carry a seriously wounded protester into the parking area of the the Omni Hotel during a march to protest the death of Keith Scott Sept. 21, 2016 in Carolina.Brian Blanco—Getty Images  by [Melissa Chan](/author/melissa-chan/)  ## Melissa Chan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Sep 23, 2016 12:34 AM CUT A man who was shot Wednesday in Charlotte during the [second night of protests](http://time.com/4504199/north-carolina-protests-keith-lamont-scott-shooting-police-video/?xid=homepage "undefined") in the North Carolina city over a fatal police shooting of a black man has died, police said. Justin Carr, 26, had been listed in critical condition and was on life support before he was pronounced dead Thursday at a hospital, the [Charlotte _Observer_](http://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/local/crime/article103547577.html "undefined") reports. He had been shot in the head in a “civilian on civilian” shooting that did not involve police officers, the newspaper said, citing city officials. A homicide investigation has been launched, according to the [Associated Press](http://bigstory.ap.org/article/40f7dd157fc348c3ba16e5ebdb37c8a0/charlotte-police-say-man-shot-during-wednesday-night "undefined"). Protests erupted in Charlotte after 43-year-old [Keith Lamont Scott](http://time.com/4502363/charlotte-shooting-protests-north-carolina/ "undefined") was killed by police. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4505312/man-shot-charlotte-protests-died/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4505312/man-shot-charlotte-protests-died/"},"headline":"Man Shot in Head During Charlotte Protests Has Died, Police Say","datePublished":"2016-09-23T00:34:57.000Z","dateModified":"2026-03-31T10:11:55.695Z","description":"Police have launched a homicide investigation","url":"https://time.com/4505312/man-shot-charlotte-protests-died/","keywords":["North Carolina"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcebfef7c706b7f33/6988a737cf40a87856c44ec4/protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Melissa Chan","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/melissa-chan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltcebfef7c706b7f33/6988a737cf40a87856c44ec4/protest.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Protests Break Out In Charlotte After Police Shooting","caption":"Protests Break Out In Charlotte After Police Shooting","creditText":"Brian Blanco—Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/us/","name":"U.S."}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4505312/man-shot-charlotte-protests-died/","name":"Man Shot in Head During Charlotte Protests Has Died, Police Say"}}]}] ```