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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. -- A South Carolina police officer who fatally shot a man during a traffic stop in an incident captured on video is being charged with murder, [color=#d7a12e !important]CBS affiliate WCSC reported. North Charleston Patrolman First Class Michael Slager, 33, is facing the charge in connection with the Saturday morning shooting death of 50-year-old Walter Scott. He was being held without bond Tuesday night, according to WCSC. The video was provided to CBS News by a lawyer for Scott's family. The footage appears to show the officer shooting towards Scott's back at least eight times as Scott ran away. A deputy coroner wasn't immediately available to confirm how many times Scott was hit, according to the [color=#d7a12e !important]Post & Courier newspaper. Officer Slager is white; the victim, Scott, was black.
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The shooting occurred as heightened scrutiny is being placed on [color=#d7a12e !important]police officer shootings, particularly those that involve white officers and unarmed black suspects. In November, a St. Louis County grand jury declined to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson in the fatal shooting of [color=#d7a12e !important]Michael Brown last August, leading to nationwide protests. A few weeks later, a grand jury in New York decided not to charge an NYPD officer in the chokehold death of Staten Island resident [color=#d7a12e !important]Eric Garner. North Charleston police said the incident began around 9:30 a.m. Saturday when Slager attempted to pull Scott over because of a malfunctioning brake light. According to WCSC, Scott fled, resulting in a foot pursuit.
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