A South Carolina cop is charged with murder after shooting a man in the back.

Michael Slanger has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Walter Scott.

The video shows the officer firing his gun at least seven to eight times at 50-year-old Walter Scott as he ran away. According to Gawker, Walter Scott fled the scene on foot after Slanger pulled him over for a traffic stop.

According to Officer Slanger, he felt threatened when Scott tried to overpower him and take his taser.

Officer Slanger has been booked in the county jail on murder charges.

 

 

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