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Expert reviews Keith Scott video

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — NEW INFO:

The gun that Keith Scott had on him during the deadly shooting was reported stolen after a breaking and entering, police said.

The breaking and entering suspect told ATF Agents that he sold the gun to Scott.

The suspect is in custody.

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The SBI investigation into the shooting death of Keith Scott by a Charlotte police officer continues after the city's curfew was lifted and police videos of the shooting were released over the weekend.

Agents have completed interviews with witnesses and the police officers involved, sources said.

The next steps in the investigation will likely be looking in the backgrounds of Scott and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Department Officer Brentley Vinson, who fired the shots that killed Scott. 
 
Agents will also be waiting for laboratory and forensic evidence to come back and take a much closer look at dash and body camera video recorded by officers in the moments before the shooting.
 
The videos released to the public Saturday show armed officers shouting at Scott to drop the gun. 
 
Scott can be seen getting out of his white SUV and slowly taking four steps backward with his hands at his sides. 
 
It's not possible to know for sure from the video whether he was carrying a gun as police insist he was but an ankle holster is visible in images taken by one officer's body camera. 
 
Legal expert James Wyatt said Scott's steps backward could be construed two ways. 
 
"One way to look at that is that he's backing away from the officers, but he's also getting into an area where he would have a clear shot at one or two of the police officers," Wyatt said. 
 
Police released a photograph of a small handgun they said was loaded. 
 
Firearms experts who looked at that photo told Eyewitness News that the gun in the police picture has the safety off and hammer cocked, indicating it was ready to be fired.
 
State Bureau of Investigation agents could have their investigation completed within the next few weeks. 
 
An SBI spokesman said that information will be passed along to Mecklenburg County District Attorney Andrew Murray. 
 
On Monday, Murray told Eyewitness News he plans for his office to make the decision on whether Vinson will face criminal charges in the shooting, rather than turning the decision over to the state attorney general's office.
 
"It's going to be a very tough decision about whether or not to bring charges," Wyatt said. "If you look at the videos, you can view it in a number of different ways."

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