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Death. Scott disappeared on December 27, 1983. In April 1987, his body was found floating face-down in a cistern. He had been hog-tied and shot in the chest ( Forensic Files and The New Detectives erroneously stated that he was shot in the back).
Murder. Filmed by. Feidin Santana. Sentence. 20 years in federal prison. Litigation. Wrongful death lawsuit settled for $6.5 million. 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.
Apr 8, 2015 · US authorities have charged a local policeman with murder after a graphic video emerged of him appearing to shoot a 50-year-old unarmed black man eight times. The white officer, Michael T....
Dec 7, 2017 · 01:00. CHARLESTON, S.C. — More than two years ago, the fatal shooting of Walter Scott, an unarmed black motorist, by a white South Carolina police officer set off a wave of national protests...
Mar 17, 2023 · March 17, 2023. When Walter Scott, an unarmed Black man, was killed by a police officer in North Charleston, S.C., during a routine traffic stop, the city spun into what is now predictable...
Apr 20, 2021 · Slager, then a North Charleston police officer, shot Scott, 50, in the back in 2015 as the unarmed man was running away from Slager after a traffic stop for a broken tail light. Walter Scott....
Dec 7, 2017 · Charleston, South Carolina CNN — Michael Slager, the former South Carolina police officer who shot and killed Walter Scott, was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in federal prison, a decision the...
