A dashcam video released by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday shows the moments before 50-year-old Walter Scott was fatally shot by Officer Michael Slager. The video shows Slager pulling over Scott’s car and asking a series of questions before Scott opens his car door and runs away. Watch the video here: Slager initially pulled Scott over for a broken taillight on his Mercedes sedan. In the footage, Slager approaches the driver-side window and asks Scott to provide his license and additional paperwork. Scott complies and hands over his license, but he then says that he does not have registration or insurance information for the vehicle because he is in the process of buying the car. After a brief exchange, Slager is…
A dashcam video released by the South Carolina Law Enforcement Agency on Thursday shows the moments before 50-year-old Walter Scott was fatally shot by Officer Michael Slager.
The video shows Slager pulling over Scott’s car and asking a series of questions before Scott opens his car door and runs away.
Slager initially pulled Scott over for a broken taillight on his Mercedes sedan. In the footage, Slager approaches the driver-side window and asks Scott to provide his license and additional paperwork. Scott complies and hands over his license, but he then says that he does not have registration or insurance information for the vehicle because he is in the process of buying the car.
After a brief exchange, Slager is seen walking back to his car with Scott’s license while Scott and a passenger wait. When Slager returns to the police car, Scott attempts to exit the vehicle before he is ordered back inside.
Moments later, Scott opens the door again, this time running off into the distance.
The dash cam footage does not capture where he goes, but it includes audio of Slager yelling, “Danger, danger, danger!”
The passenger remains in the vehicle as Slager alerts the dispatcher and calls for backup.
Thom Berry, a spokesman for the State Law Enforcement Division, told USA Today that there are several dashcam videos from the cars of officers who responded to the scene, but that none of them captured the shooting.
“I have been told that none of the (dashboard) cameras have the incident itself,” Berry said. “Most of it will be driving to the scene, parking the vehicles.”
SLED is currently conducting an investigation into the case and is reviewing “potentially hours of video,” Berry said.
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Dashcam Video Shows Officer Pulling Over Walter Scott Moments Before Fatal Shooting
