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Residents and activists, many of whom have participated in street demonstrations every day since the death of Keith Scott on Tuesday, spoke at a packed city council meeting of frustrations with racial discrimination in the North Carolina city of about 792,800 residents.

Dozens of protesters took their fight for racial equality in policing to the heart of Charlotte's power structure.  

Demanding the resignations of the mayor, police chief, and lawmakers in the wake of the police slaying of a black man.

Many speakers said city officials were responsible for ensuring police officers treat everyone fairly, and called on Mayor Jennifer Roberts, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney, and members of the city council to resign.

In Charlotte, Mayor Roberts repeatedly called for good relation during three hours of public comments.

As speakers went over their sanctioned time-limits, chants of justice erupted from the crowd, and, in one case, a woman called the mayor part of Satan's family.

Police slayings in cities such as New York, Baltimore, Chicago and Ferguson, Missouri, have triggered more than two years of largely peaceful protests punctuated by days of rioting, and given rise to the anti-racism Black Lives Matter movement.

"We want to hear what you have to say," Mayor Roberts told the crowd. "We care very much about hearing you."

Several speakers said delaying the release of footage collected from police cameras at the scene of the incident sowed more mistrust of law enforcement among the black community.

Authorities have said Scott was armed, though released video footage has offered no clear evidence that he was holding a gun when he was shot.

After public comments, the mayor and a number of council members were repeatedly interrupted as they attempted to respond to the remarks.