North Charleston officer charged with murder in fatal shooting

NORTH CHARLESTON, SC -North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager has been arrested and charged with murder for shooting Walter Scott after a traffic stop near Craig Street and Remount Road.

At a press conference Tuesday afternoon North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey announced that a young person came forward with video of the incident. Mayor Summey says the video is demonstrative of exactly what happened. The mayor said it was a bad decision made by one officer.


Officials with SLED provided the police with the video footage of the shooting and as a result North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager will be charged with murder in connection with the shooting.

The North Charleston Police Chief said the video shows Scott being shot as he fled from the officer on foot.

Civil rights officials say the family wants community to stay calm.

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Attorney David Aylor today issued the following statement regarding North Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager, the police officer involved with Saturday's shooting:  "Today, I withdrew my representation of Michael Slager. This is a terrible tragedy that has impacted our community." 


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