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Walter Scott shooting

June 2020

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December 2017

  • FILE - In a Nov. 29, 2016 file photo, former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager testifies during his murder trial at the Charleston County court in Charleston, S.C. Slager, who fatally shot a black motorist in 2015, could learn his fate as soon as Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 6, 2017, as his federal sentencing hearing winds down on its third day. (Grace Beahm/Post and Courier via AP, Pool, File)

    Former officer Michael Slager sentenced to 20 years for murder of Walter Scott

    Sentence on ex-South Carolina officer who shot black motorist in back five times in 2015 after traffic stop is unusually severe for police shooting

May 2017

  • Michael Slager walks from the Charleston County courthouse under protection on 5 December 2016 in South Carolina.

    Former South Carolina officer pleads guilty in Walter Scott killing

    Michael Slager pleads guilty to using excessive force on Scott, an unarmed black man he shot and killed as he ran from a traffic stop in 2015

January 2017

  • during a demonstration in Oakland, California following the grand jury decision in the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri<br>A demonstrator sits in front of a street fire during a demonstration following the grand jury decision in the Ferguson, Missouri shooting of Michael Brown, in Oakland, California November 25, 2014. The grand jury decided on Monday not to indict a white police officer over the fatal August shooting of an unarmed black teenager. REUTERS/Stephen Lam (UNITED STATES - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS CRIME LAW TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)

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December 2016

  • Steven W Thrasher

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    Walter Scott was shot on camera. When will he receive justice?

    Steven W Thrasher
    Despite video evidence of his killing, the case ended in a mistrial. It is a reminder that American law simply does not value black life
  • Former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager, testifies in his murder trial at the Charleston County court in Charleston, S.C., Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2016. Slager is charged with murder in the shooting death last year of Walter Scott. (Grace Beahm/Post and Courier via AP, Pool) (Grace Beahm/Post and Courier via AP, Pool)

    Judge declares mistrial in Walter Scott shooting case – video

    A South Carolina judge on Monday declared a mistrial after a jury deadlocked on whether the white former police officer Michael Slager committed murder or manslaughter

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    • Walter Scott shooting: majority of jury 'still undecided' on verdict

    • Walter Scott shooting: single juror forces deadlock and pushes trial into fifth week

October 2016

  • Michael Slager sits in the courtroom in Charleston, South Carolina, on 28 October.

    Walter Scott shooting: officer Michael Slager's trial begins in South Carolina

    Potential jurors gather in Charleston in murder trial of police officer who shot unarmed black motorist in 2015 incident caught on cellphone video

May 2016

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  • Walter Scott shooting

    Walter Scott shooting: North Charleston police to face justice department review

    Review will come after North Charleston mayor requested it, following the April 2015 shooting death of Walter Scott by then officer Michael Slager
  • Michael Slager

    Walter Scott shooting: former South Carolina officer faces federal charges

    Charges against former police officer Michael Slager include obstruction of justice for having ‘knowingly misled’ investigators and deprivation of civil rights

January 2016

  • Michael Slager Walter Scott Charleston South Carolina bond hearing

    Police officer charged in Walter Scott shooting released on bail

    Michael Slager, charged with murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black motorist, will have to remain in South Carolina

December 2015

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    Walter Scott's family files request for judge to approve $6.5m settlement

November 2015

  • Latria Graham in her native South Carolina.

    I am a black woman in the American south. And I'm not leaving

    Latria Graham
    Even though the costs of staying in South Carolina are high, I want to honor the sacrifices of my ancestors and create change for future generations

October 2015

  • Walter Scott, left, appears to run away from officer Michael Slager, right, in video that appears to show him shooting Scott several times in the back.

    Walter Scott's family to receive $6.5m settlement after police shooting

    South Carolina city council approves payout after unarmed black man was shot dead by white police officer, who has been charged with murder

September 2015

  • Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager walks to the defense table during his bond hearing in Charleston South Carolina<br>Former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager walks to the defense table during his bond hearing in Charleston, South Carolina September 10, 2015. Slager told a South Carolina judge on September 11, 2015 that he was not a flight risk and should be released on bond while awaiting his trial in death of an unarmed black man who was shot in the back while fleeing a traffic stop. REUTERS/Randall Hill

    Former police officer who shot Walter Scott denied bond in murder trial

    Ex-South Carolina officer Michael Slager’s release would ‘constitute an unreasonable danger to the community’, says judge

August 2015

  • Feiden Santana, who filmed polkice shooting of Walter Scott

    The counted
    'I dream about it every night': what happens to Americans who film police violence?

    When Feidin Santana filmed Walter Scott’s death, it marked a turning point in the US civil rights movement – and in Santana’s life. He and others who have taken the law into their own hands tell their stories
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