Walter Scott Shot in the Back Five Times While Fleeing North Charleston Officer

Walter Scott, 50, was shot five times in the back and killed by North Charleston, South Carolina officer Michael Slager after a traffic stop for a broken taillight. Bystander video showed Scott fleeing and Slager firing eight shots. Slager was charged with murder after the video emerged, pleaded guilty to federal civil rights charges in 2017, and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.