The bystander's role is changing in the era of livestreaming. North Carolina's standoff shows how
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May 3, 2024
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Saing Chhoeun was locked out of his Charlotte, North Carolina, home on Monday as law enforcement with high-powered rifles descended into his yard and garage, using a car as a shield as they were met with a shower of gunfire from the direction of his neighbor's house.
As bullets flew just feet away, Chhoeun took out his phone and started live-streaming the standoff between officials and a man wanted for possession of a firearm by an ex-felon and fleeing to elude.
By the end of the ordeal, five people including four officers and the shooter were dead and more injured in th...
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