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October 9, 2015

South Carolina: Walter Scott's Family Settles for $6.5 Million 
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In South Carolina, the family of unarmed African American Walter Scott,
who was shot in the back by white police officer Michael Slager in
April, has settled with the city of North Charleston for $6.5 million.
Officer Slager was charged with murder after video showed he shot Scott
in the back as Scott ran away. Officer Slager remains in jail after he
was denied bail by Circuit Judge Clifton Newman, who concluded releasing
Officer Slager would "constitute an unreasonable danger to the
community."

 

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