This is the moment a white police officer shot a fleeing unarmed black man. Patrolman Michael Slager, 33, opened fire on father-of-four Walter Scott, 50, in North Charleston, South Carolina. It happened on Saturday morning after reportedly stopping him over a broken tail light. Slager had previously defended his actions as being in line with procedure, saying he ‘felt threatened’ by the Coast Guard veteran.
Slager was arrested, jailed and charged with murder yesterday afternoon. Under South Carolina law, Slager could be eligible for the death penalty if convicted of murder.
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