
A hooded angel with black wings appeared near the spot where Walter Scott was shot and killed by a police officer Saturday in North Charleston, South Carolina. It was created by local artist Phillip Hyman on Tuesday.

Hyman, who grew up in a rough neighborhood in North Charleston, couldn't sleep after he heard about the shooting. At 3 a.m. on Tuesday, he rifled through his trash, found the perfect piece of wood and created this piece of art.

People participate in a rally outside City Hall on Wednesday to protest Scott's death. Hyman's artwork was there.

Photographer Joel Woodhall was at a protest in front of City Hall on Wednesday when he spotted the artwork.

"It was very emotionally moving, it's beautiful," Woodhall told CNN.

Protesters from the Black Lives Matter movement contacted Hyman and asked if they could borrow the art.

The winged figure has been cropping up at protest sites in North Charleston throughout the week.


