Protesters at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg police headquarters in the Uptown neighborhood. Logan R. Cyrus for The New York Times

Protesters and the police clashed Wednesday night in Charlotte, N.C. — the second night of violence following the fatal police shooting of Keith L. Scott, a 43-year-old black man.

A vigil on the floor of the student union at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. Gerry Broome/Associated Press

Demonstrations took place throughout Wednesday. Students staged a protest at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, and a vigil was held at the apartment complex where Mr. Scott had been killed the day before.

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Protesters blocking the intersection of Trade and Tryon Streets. Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer, via Associated Press

A police officer, center, speaking with protesters on Wednesday. Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer, via Associated Press

Protesters making their way down Trade Street near the Charlotte Transportation Center. Logan R. Cyrus for The New York Times

Protests in the Uptown district of Charlotte turned violent Wednesday evening, and a man was shot outside the Omni Hotel. The police fired tear gas. Gov. Pat McCrory declared a state of emergency after 11 p.m.

Locations of protests and violence Wednesday By The New York Times

Kai Toshumba, 28, was at a protest on Tuesday in Marshall Park, south of where the main demonstrations took place.

“I don’t believe people were there trying to cause disruption at all,” said Ms. Toshumba, a recent law school graduate. “It’s a physical manifestation of a general grievance with the way things are being handled by the people who are in power in North Carolina.”

Tear gas was used as protesters confronted riot police officers. Caitlin Penna/European Pressphoto Agency

A man reacted to falling glass damaged by protesters in downtown Charlotte. Sean Rayford/Getty Images

People moved to shield a man on the ground after he was shot in what officials called a “civilian on civilian” confrontation. Logan R. Cyrus for The New York Times

Cherrell Brown, 27, was at the EpiCentre, a commercial complex in the heart of Charlotte, where some of the protests took place.

“There was blood on the pavement, and some folks who were clearly in shock and in some need of medical support,” said Ms. Brown, a community organizer originally from Laurinburg, N.C. “The police’s response to us caring for each other was to tear-gas the group.”

“Once in a while there would be standstill or a standoff, and the police would identify one person who seemed to be either really vocal or defiant and they would quickly move to encircle that person and pull them away,” she said.

Debris fell as officers began to push protesters from the intersection near the EpiCentre dining and entertainment complex. Jeff Siner/The Charlotte Observer, via Associated Press

Marcus Bass, a Charlotte resident, was also at the EpiCentre protests.

“You could tell by the looks on the faces of the people out there” that they were committed to staying until their message resonated, said Mr. Bass, the campaign director for Democracy North Carolina, a voting rights advocacy group. “They wanted answers, they wanted justice, they wanted support from their city, and they wanted to be heard.”

Police officers amid tear gas. The North Carolina governor, Pat McCrory, has declared a state of emergency. Gerry Broome/Associated Press

A damaged bus in downtown Charlotte early Thursday. Sean Rayford/Getty Images

Harold Mallette, 28, arrived at the EpiCentre around 8 p.m. after attending an after-work networking event.