Keith Scott after being shot by police in a video made by his wife. Picture: Rakeyia Scott

Many of the hundreds who gatheredovernight chanted “Keith Scott,” the name of the black man shot to death earlier this week by police.

Protesters had gathered earlier in the day, marching through the streets of a city on edge after Scott’s shooting death. The demonstrations reached a violent crescendo on Wednesday before the National Guard was called in Thursday to maintain order.

The next two nights of protests were free of property damage and violence, with organizers stressing a message of peace at the end of the week.

Many demonstrators have demanded police release body camera and dashcam video of Scott’s shooting. On Saturday, the crowd chanted, “No tapes, no peace.”

Music and peaceful attitudes are dominating a rally of several hundred in a park near Charlotte’s police department.

Speakers and singers at the Saturday afternoon gathering have spoken out against incidents of police violence across the country. Organizer Femi Shittu welcomed those in attendance “with all of their righteous anger” before an acoustic musical duo took the makeshift stage.

Saturday marked the fifth day of rallies in this southern banking capital since a black man was shot by police earlier in the week. The demonstrations reached a violent crescendo on Wednesday before the National Guard was called in Thursday to maintain order. The next two nights of protests were free of property damage and violence, with organizers stressing a message of peace at the end of the week.

It comes as video recorded by Scott’s wife as her husband was shot by police has been posted online. She can be heard telling cops not to shoot before they opened fire.

Several dozen people gathered on Friday night (local time) at a park and then marched through Charlotte’s business district with signs.

One marcher had a sign that said “Just Stop The Killing,” while another had a banner that said “Just Release the Tapes.”

A downtown Charlotte hotel is sending its guests to other hotels.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton postponed a visit to Charlotte after the city’s mayor asked both major candidates to delay visits, her campaign announced.

Protesters are calling for the release of police footage of the shooting.

They were watched by National Guard members posted in front of many downtown buildings.

Three previous nights of protests included two that were chaotic. But Thursday, people marched through downtown in a largely peaceful protest.

The New York Times was given the video recorded by Scott’s wife, Rakeyia, on her mobile phone however it doesn’t show her husband being shot.

It is also unclear if Scott had a gun, as police claim.

Rakeyia Scott can be heard on the video saying her husband “doesn’t have a gun” and asks police not to shoot him.

Lawyer Eduardo Curry, left, representing the family of Keith Lamont Scott, speaks with family members. Picture: APSource:AP

Scott’s family is calling on police in Charlotte, North Carolina, to release their own version of the shooting, which offers a better vantage point of the incident.

A lawyer for the family said footage of the 43-year-old father of seven being shot by police left them with “more questions than answers.”

Lawyer Justin Bamberg told the Charlotte Observer that it was difficult to see whether Scott was holding anything, but noted that his hands were by his side and “he was slowly walking backwards” when shot on Tuesday.

Charlotte’s mayor said she believes the video should be released publicly, but she says it’s a matter of when.

Mayor Jennifer Roberts said during a news conference on Friday that “I do believe the video should be released. The question is on the timing.”

Police Chief Kerr Putney echoed her remarks, saying the video’s release is “a matter of when, it’s a matter of sequence.”

Members of the National Guard watch as demonstrators march in the rain on September 22, 2016 in Charlotte, NC. Picture: AFP.Source:AFP

The video, captured by police body and dashboard cameras, could be vital to resolving the dispute between cops, who say Scott refused commands to drop a handgun, and residents, who maintain he was unarmed.

US President Barack Obama says recent reports of unarmed African-Americans being shot by police “should be a source of concern for all Americans.”

Demonstrators stand on the street in downtown protesting Tuesday's fatal police shooting of Keith Lamont Scott in Charlotte, N.C. Picture: AFP.Source:AP

In an interview with US ABC’s Good Morning America, Mr Obama declined to address specific cases, although he noted that the city of Tulsa, Oklahoma, had invited the Justice Department to investigate the shooting there.

Mr Obama said protesters expressing their frustrations by looting or breaking glass aren’t going to “advance the cause” of racial justice. He added, “my hope is that in days to come, people in the community pull together and say, ‘How do we do this the right way?”’ He said “it’s important for all of us to say we want to get this right.”