NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., April 8 (Reuters) – The South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black man who was running away from him has been fired, and the remainder of the police force in North Charleston will soon be equipped with body cameras, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday. Police officer Michael Slager was arrested after video emerged of the shooting on Saturday of Walter Scott, 50. North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said at a news conference that not all of the video has been made public. From the AP: Police Chief Eddie Driggers said he was “sickened” watching video that was taken by an unidentified witness. Summey did not answer many questions about what happened before the shooting, …
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C., April 8 (Reuters) – The South Carolina police officer charged with murder in the shooting death of a black man who was running away from him has been fired, and the remainder of the police force in North Charleston will soon be equipped with body cameras, the city’s mayor said on Wednesday.
Police officer Michael Slager was arrested after video emerged of the shooting on Saturday of Walter Scott, 50. North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey said at a news conference that not all of the video has been made public.
From the AP:
Police Chief Eddie Driggers said he was “sickened” watching video that was taken by an unidentified witness.
Summey did not answer many questions about what happened before the shooting, saying that was part of state law enforcement’s investigation. He did say that there is dash-cam video of the traffic stop before the shooting, but he has not seen it and it has not been released to the public.
Summey says the officer’s wife is eight months pregnant and the city will cover her insurance until after the baby is born.
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Officer Michael Slager Fired After Murder Charge; Chief ‘Sickened’ By Shooting Video
