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Police arrest man with pistol, magazine in his bag at Carolina Panthers game

CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 25: Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department officers deploy outside of Bank of America Stadium prior to the game between the Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on September 25, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte has been the site of civil unrest since Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was shot and killed by police officers at an apartment complex near UNC Charlotte. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
CHARLOTTE, NC - SEPTEMBER 25: Charlotte Mecklenburg Police Department officers deploy outside of Bank of America Stadium prior to the game between the Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers at Bank of America Stadium on September 25, 2016 in Charlotte, North Carolina. Charlotte has been the site of civil unrest since Keith Lamont Scott, 43, was shot and killed by police officers at an apartment complex near UNC Charlotte. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)
By WSOC-TV
Sept 25, 2016

Charlotte-Mecklenburg police said they found a pistol in a man's bag Sunday outside the Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, ahead of the Panthers game.

Officers arrested Bruce Garmon when they found the unloaded pistol, as well as a fully-loaded magazine.

The Charlotte Interim City manager and CMPD had declared the Panthers vs. Vikings game an extraordinary event, after days of protests against a deadly officer-involved shooting.

An extraordinary event allows for tighter security and bans certain items such as backpacks from being brought into the event.

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