South Carolina police officer indicted for Walter Scott's death
Reactions from the public and government officials to the video of North Charleston Police Officer Michael T. Slager (R) shooting 50-year-old Walter Scott in the back as he runs away in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 4, 2015 was swift with Slager charged with murder, fired from his job, and protests against the shooting. A South Carolina Grand Jury announced the indictment of Slager for murder, June 8, 2015.
The video, filmed by a bystander with a cell phone, was made public April 7, 2015.
In this photo, Isaiah Lewis, 7, from left, Ianna Johnson, 13, and Katelyn Robinson, 14, visit a makeshift memorial where Walter Scott was fatally shot by Slager after he fled a traffic stop.
Memorial for Walter Scott
A ribbon with the image of Walter Scott is affixed to the fence April 12, 2015 with a message, at the scene where Scott was fatally shot by a white police officer, Michael T. Slager, after he fled a traffic stop, in North Charleston, South Carolina.
The officer, Michael Thomas Slager, was fired, charged and indicted for murder.
Prayers for Walter Scott
Antonio Ellis (C) joins a group prayer at the site where Walter Scott was killed April 12, 2015 in North Charleston, South Carolina. Scott was shot and killed on April 4, 2015 by officer Michael T. Slager, who now faces murder charges.
Protests against shooting
People protest the death of Walter Scott outside City Hall in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2015
North Carleston Mayor Keith Summey
North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey, left, is embraced by Connie Rozycko during a service at Charity Missionary Baptist Church in the wake of the death of Walter Scott, the black driver who was fatally shot by a white police officer after he fled a traffic stop in North Charleston, S.C., Sunday, April 12, 2015.
Protests against shooting
Jasmine Huber, left, of North Charleston, South Carolina observes a moment of silence during a candlelight vigil outside City Hall protesting the shooting death of Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2015,
Scott was killed by a North Charleston police officer after a traffic stop on Saturday. The officer, Michael T. Slager, was fired from the police department, and charged with murder immediately after the shooting. A South Carolina Grand Jury indicted Slager for murder June 8, 2015.
Walter Scott memorial
A man takes a photo as others observe a memorial near the site where Walter Scott was killed in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2015.
Walter Scott memorial
Jeffrey Spell places flowers at the scene where Walter Scott was killed by North Charleston police officer Michael T. Slager Saturday after a traffic stop as a teddy bear and flowers hang on the fence in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 9, 2015.
"I've worked in North Charleston for many years and I'm troubled by the whole thing. I thought it would be respectable," said Spell about why he brought the flowers. "Nationwide, the cops are killing people. There has to be other ways of making arrests."
Walter Scott memorial
A note for the family of Walter Scott rests on a fence near the spot of his death in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2015.
Activists said the video footage, showing (now former) Police Officer Michael T. Slager shooting 50-year-old Walter Scott in the back, is chilling evidence of what they portray as "an atmosphere of racism" that allows African-Americans to be targeted in North Charleston and across the state.
Walter Scott memorial
A sign rests on a fence outside the vacant lot where Walter Scott, the 50-year-old man who was fired at eight times and killed as he ran away from an officer after a traffic stop in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2015.
Speaking at a highly charged press conference frequently interrupted by residents angered at America's latest high-profile police killing of a black man, Mayor Keith Summey said the city had moved quickly to fire the officer after Saturday's shooting.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
Muhiydin D'Baha leads a group protesting the shooting death of Walter Scott at City Hall in North Charleston, South Carolina, Wednesday, April 8, 2015.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
Rev. Arthur Prioleau of Goose Creek, South Carolina, carries a sign at a rally April 8, 2015 protesting the shooting death of Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
Jerome Taylor of North Charleston, South Carolina holds signs at a rally April 8, 2015 protesting the shooting death of Walter Scott in North Charleston, April 4, 2015.
Demonstrators rallied on Wednesday against what they described as a culture of police brutality in South Carolina in the case of white officer Michael T. Slager, who was caught on video killing 50-year-old Walter Scott, a black man, by shooting him in the back as Scott ran away after a traffic stop.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
Muhiydin Moye D'Baha of the Black Lives Matter movement leads the protest at a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2015.
Demonstrators rallied on Wednesday against what they described as a culture of police brutality in South Carolina in the case of white officer Michael T. Slager, who was caught on video killing 50-year-old Walter Scott, a black man, by shooting him in the back as Scott ran away after a traffic stop.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
A man holds a sign outside City Hall during a rally April 8, 2015 to protest the death of Walter Scott, who was killed by police in a shooting in North Charleston, South Carolina.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
People participate in a rally April 8, 2015 outside City Hall to protest the death of Walter Scott, who was killed by police in a shooting in North Charleston, South Carolina on April 4, 2015.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
Protesters carry signs at a rally in North Charleston, South Carolina April 8, 2015.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
Protestors shout during a highly charged news conference about the shooting death of Walter Scott at City Hall in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2015.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
North Charleston Police Chief Eddie Driggers looks down as he takes questions during a press conference at city hall in Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2015.
Driggers said he was "sickened" by what he saw on the video.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
Community members and the media look on during a news conference with North Charleston police and government officials in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 8, 2015.
Speaking at a highly charged press conference frequently interrupted by residents angered at America's latest high-profile police killing of a black man, Mayor Keith Summey said the city had moved quickly to fire the officer after Saturday's shooting.
Police officer Michael Slager
North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager is seen in an undated photo released by the Charleston County Sheriff's Office in Charleston Heights, South Carolina.
Police Chief Eddie Diggers said he was "sickened" by what he saw on the video.
Walter Scott
Walter Scott, 50, who was fatally shot by South Carolina Police Officer Michael T. Slager after fleeing a traffic stop on April 4, 2015.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
The fatal shooting of 50-year-old Walter Scott (left) April 4, 2015, by now former, South Carolina police officer Michael T. Slager, who claimed self-defense after a scuffle during a traffic stop, was captured on video by a bystander.
When the video became public April 7, 2015, Slager was charged with murder for firing eight shots at Scott's back as he was running away. Slager was also fired from the police department.
Police Chief Eddie Diggers said he was "sickened" by what he saw on the video.
Shooting death of Walter Scott
North Charleston police officer Michael T. Slager (R) is seen shooting 50-year-old Walter Scott in the back as he runs away, in this still image from video, in North Charleston, South Carolina, April 4, 2015.
North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said state investigators decided to charge Slager, 33, with the murder of Scott after they viewed the video of the incident, which followed a traffic stop on Saturday morning. The FBI and U.S. Justice Department have begun a separate investigation.
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