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White Cop Michael Slager Sentenced to 20 Years for Murdering Walter Scott

HeadlineDec 08, 2017

White former police officer Michael Slager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for murdering unarmed black motorist Walter Scott in North Charleston, South Carolina, in 2015. Video footage shows Scott was unarmed and running away from Officer Slager when Slager opened fire, shooting Scott eight times in the back, killing him.

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