CNN correspondent Ed Lavandera, who was reporting
live from protests against police violence in
Charlotte, North Carolina, was knocked over in
mid-sentence Wednesday night on live TV.
live from protests against police violence in
Charlotte, North Carolina, was knocked over in
mid-sentence Wednesday night on live TV.
He was on Anderson Cooper’s show when the incident happened, he
was hit by “someone who maybe was taking out their
frustrations.”
Lavandera immediately recovered from the impact quickly got up and told Anderson he was alright.
“We’re fine, Anderson, Someone taking out their frustrations on me.” Lavandera said.
Lavandera and his crew stopped reporting
momentarily to get them self out of further harm.
“We’re fine, Anderson, Someone taking out their frustrations on me.” Lavandera said.
Lavandera and his crew stopped reporting
momentarily to get them self out of further harm.
“We’re going to figure out what
to do here, just give us a second,” he told Cooper.
Later on, Lavandera appeared on air with Don
Lemon and told the CNN host that the man who attacked and pushed him came back to apologize .
“He came up to me and actually hugged me
and apologized for what he had done,”
Lavandera said. “I was shocked, then i asked him what had
happened, what had made him so angry, and
he didn’t really explain anything.”
Wednesday was the second night in a row of protests
in Charlotte after police earlier on Tuesday fatally
shot Keith L. Scott, a black man who they said
was armed.
in Charlotte after police earlier on Tuesday fatally
shot Keith L. Scott, a black man who they said
was armed.
Police said one person was shot
and critically wounded by another civilian
during Wednesday night’s protests.
and critically wounded by another civilian
during Wednesday night’s protests.
