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September 15, 2015

SC Court Denies Bond to Officer Charged in Walter Scott Shooting 
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In South Carolina, a former North Charleston police officer charged with
murder for shooting Walter Scott, an unarmed African-American man, will
remain in jail after being denied bond. Circuit Judge Clifton Newman
concluded releasing Officer Michael Slager would "constitute an
unreasonable danger to the community." Video footage captured by a
bystander shows Officer Slager shooting Walter Scott in the back as he
ran away.

 

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