On April 4, 2015, a 50 year old African-American Walter Scott was shot to death in the back by a white police officer Michael Slager, in North Charleston, South Carolina, following a daytime traffic stop for a nonfunctioning brake light. Mr. Slager reportedly gave a false police report, and he was arrested for murder after a witness posted a video of Mr. Slager shooting Walter Scott in the back while he was fleeing. The case is to be investigated bu the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED). The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Attorney in South Carolina, and the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division will conduct their own investigations.

In the police reports, it was reported that officers performed CPR on Scott, but no such action is visible on the video. The video shows that, after shooting Mr. Scott, Mr. Slager ran back toward where the initial scuffle occurred and picked something up off the ground. Moments later, he dropped the object, possibly the Taser, beside Scott’s body.

The Guardian also reported that accused murderer, police officer Michael Slager, laughed off his murder of Walter Scott, shortly after other police arrived.

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