shooting of Walter Scott

Quand

4 avr. 2015

Type

Fusillade

Tués

1

Coordonnées

32.90° N, 80.01° W

Description

2015 police murder of a black man in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States

2015 fatal shooting in North Charleston, South Carolina

On April 4, 2015, Walter Scott, a 50-year-old Black man, was fatally shot by Michael Slager, a local police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina, United States. Slager had stopped Scott for a non-functioning brake light. Slager was charged with murder after a video surfaced showing him shooting Scott from behind while Scott fled, which contradicted Slager's report.

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