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Protesters seethed in Charlotte on Watch MidhunterTuesday following the fatal shooting of a black man named Keith Lamont Scott.

Residents say Scott, 43, was reading a book in his car while waiting for a school bus to drop off his son just before Charlotte-Mecklenburg officer Brentley Vinson shot him to death.

SEE ALSO: Heartbreaking Facebook video puts spotlight on Charlotte police shooting

Police say the man stepped out of his car carrying a gun, though they have not yet provided evidence to support that claim.

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A crowd soon gathered at the site of the shooting and protesters later demonstrated on a nearby highway.

Police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at residents, while protesters smashed the windows of police vehicles and news trucks.

Police said 16 officers were injured during the night, though they didn't provide information on how many demonstrators had been hurt.

We've compiled photos from the night of unrest, below.

Protestors march down W.T. Harris Blvd. after an officer-involved fatal shooting on September 21 in Charlotte, NC. Authorities used tear gas to disperse protesters in an overnight demonstration that broke out Tuesday after Keith Lamont Scott was fatally shot by an officer at an apartment complex. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Protestors dump cargo from tractor trailers on a fire on I-85  during the Charlotte protests. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images Police officers face off with protestors. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Police officers wearing riot gear hold their line. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Protestors surround a CMPD vehicle on Old Concord Rd. on Tuesday night. Credit: Jeff Siner/Charlotte Observer/Getty Images A police officer in riot gear walks past a fire on the I-85 during the protests. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images Police officers stand their line against  protestors on the I-85. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images Protestors block traffic on the I-85. The protest began on Old Concord Road at Bonnie Lane, where a Charlotte-Mecklenburg police officer fatally shot a man in the parking lot of The Village at College Downs apartment complex Tuesday afternoon. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images Protestors run from a gas canister after blocking traffic  during protests. Credit: Sean Rayford/Getty Images Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable Original image has been replaced. Credit: Mashable

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