In the wake of an officer involved shooting, the City of Charlotte (NC) was thrust into the national spotlight after the unexpected and unanticipated uprise of civil unrest. The dramatic events of September 20th through September 24th, 2016 would leave 1 dead, several injured, hundreds of thousands of dollars in property damage, and a city divided until the release of public information exposing the facts and truth. PAST Fusion Cell staff deployed to Charlotte to observe JIS/JIC operations, news briefings & conferences, gather news media data, social media data, and interview various parties affected.

The data obtained from this deployment has been utilized to create a case study that will be presented at multiple national conferences.