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Rivera: Panthers-Vikes game 'good for the city'

Related Topics: Vandalism, Police, Carolina Panthers

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The NFL, along with the Carolina Panthers, the Minnesota Vikings, local officials and law enforcement, has been assessing security issues for Sunday's home game against the Vikings amid violent protests in the downtown area.

The league said on Thursday afternoon that it still plans to have the game played in Charlotte.

Our statement on Vikings-Panthers game on Sunday pic.twitter.com/LvH59fyAJf

— Brian McCarthy (@NFLprguy) September 22, 2016

The protests began Tuesday night after a black Charlotte police officer shot and killed Keith Lamont Scott, who also is black, in an apartment complex parking lot about 15 minutes from Bank of America Stadium.