Bill Would Prohibit Racial Profiling By Police

North Carolina lawmakers have filed a bill that would prohibit racial profiling by police, and require additional training for officers.

The bill would also require law enforcement agencies to collect homicide statistics that include data about people killed by officers.

House Bill 99, known as the Anti-Discrimination Act of 2017, was filed by four Democratic legislators.

The bill's primary sponsors include state Reps. Cecil Brockman of High Point and Amos Quick of Greensboro.

The bill was filed almost five months after Charlotte police fatally shot Keith Lamont Scott, a 43-year-old black man.  That incident was followed by several protests, and some residents accused the police of profiling Scott.

Winston-Salem Police Chief Barry Rountree told the Winston-Salem Journal his agency already has a policy on bias-free policing.