News

CHARLESTON, S.C. – A man riding with Walter Scott when they were pulled over by Michael Slager testified Thursday that he doesn't know why his friend tried to run away before the officer shot ...
Walter Scott, the 50-year-old black man who was fatally shot in the back by a white police officer, was buried Saturday by family and friends who called for broad changes in how police deal with ...
The family of the late Walter Scott and the city of North Charleston, South Carolina, have reached a $6.5 million settlement. The North Charleston City Council approved the settlement on Thursday ...
But in his life, 50-year-old Walter Scott was also the father of four children and served in the Coast Guard before being honorably discharged. “He was outgoing – loved everybody, (was ...
In her opening statement, Solicitor Scarlett Wilson told the jury of 11 white people and one black man that former North Charleston officer Michael Slager may have been provoked if Walter Scott ...
One man held a sign reading "Justice for Walter Scott and his family NOW!" Slager was fired from the force and charged with murder within days of the release of the cellphone video. He has been ...
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 turmoil ...
North Charleston officer Michael Slager was charged in the Saturday morning shooting death of Walter “Lamar” Scott, 50, which was captured on video by an unidentified witness. A magistrate ...
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 over ...
Officer pleads guilty to federal civil rights charge in 2015 shooting of Walter Scott A former North Charleston police officer who was caught on video fatally shooting a black motorist as he fled ...