BALTIMORE – The following is a statement from Cornell William Brooks, President, and CEO of the NAACP: “The NAACP is deeply frustrated that the trial of Michael Slager, the former North Charleston police officer who fatally shot Walter Scott, an unarmed Black man, after a routine traffic stop in 2015 has ended in a mistrial. Despite […]
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Officers Say Slager’s Version of Walter Scott Shooting Contradicted Video
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Two police officers testified Monday that the account Michael Slager gave them about shooting Walter Scott in the minutes after the slaying contradicted a dramatic cellphone video of the unarmed Black motorist’s death. In this April 4, 2015, frame from video provided by Attorney L. Chris Stewart representing the family of […]
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Nearly All-White Jury to Hear S.C. Case of Ex-Cop Who Fatally Shot Walter Scott
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A nearly all-White jury was seated Wednesday for the murder trial of a White former South Carolina officer whose fatal shooting of a Black man stunned the nation after it was recorded by a bystander. Former North Charleston police office Michael Slager (right), is lead into court, in Charleston, S.C. Jury […]
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Former S.C. Officer Indicted in Walter Scott Killing
(Screenshot from the video of the April 4th incident showing Slager shooting Walter Scott as he was running away) Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager was indicted June 8 in the killing of unarmed Black man Walter Scott. Video of the April 4 incident appears to show Slager shooting Scott as he was running […]