Meg Kinnard / The Associated PressDec 7, 2017
"I forgive you,” Scott’s mother said to Michael Slager, a white man who fatally shot her unarmed son in a 2015 case that became a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter movement. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )
Kali Holloway / AlterNetNov 30, 2017
The attorney general's defense is now being used by lawyers for South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager, who killed the unarmed Walter Scott. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Eugene Robinson / TruthdigDec 9, 2016
A jury in North Charleston, S.C., could not agree that Michael Slager committed a crime when he fired five shots into Walter Scott's back, forcing the judge in the case to declare a mistrial. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )
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Staff / TruthdigJun 8, 2015
A South Carolina grand jury has indicted a former police officer for murder in the shooting death of an unarmed black man. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Sonali Kolhatkar / TruthdigApr 16, 2015
Few analysts have made the crucial link between police brutality and economic injustice. Dig deeper ( 5 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 10, 2015
As evidence of the police killing of South Carolina man Walter Scott continues to pile up, “Democracy Now!” co-host Juan González asks in a column for the New York Daily News, "How many more heartbreaking videos of cops killing black males must we endure?” Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 9, 2015
Six seconds after firing his final shot, the police officer who killed South Carolinian Walter Scott radioed colleagues and claimed Scott had “grabbed my Taser.” A video taken by a witness suggests the unarmed man did not possess the stun gun at any point. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
Alexander Reed Kelly / TruthdigApr 8, 2015
Relatives of a South Carolina man killed by a police officer while running away have called for justice following the shooting -- the latest in a series of killings of black men by U.S. cops. "Democracy Now!" reviews footage of the killing. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )
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