Ex-Charleston Police Officer Michael Slager Indicted in Shooting Death of Walter Scot

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http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2NS.2YUyNzhoSqZwFQ422A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3NfbGVnbztmaT1maWxsO2g9ODY7cT03NTt3PT EzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/gma/us.abcnews.go.com/ap_ht_michael_slager_walter_scott_split_jc_160511_ 16x9_992.jpg (http://news.yahoo.com/ex-charleston-police-officer-michael-slager-indicted-shooting-173025462--abc-news-topstories.html)A federal grand jury has indicted ex-North Charleston police officer Michael Slager on three counts for fatally shooting Walter Scott, an unarmed black man. Slager has been charged with "deprivation of rights under color of law" -- in essence saying Slager violated Scott's constitutionally protected civil rights by shooting him -- use of a weapon during commission of a crime of violence, and obstruction of justice. The indictment, which alleges use of excessive force, comes just over a year after Slager pulled over Scott for a broken tail light, and a subsequent encounter caught on cell phone video appeared to show Slager shooting Scott in the back, sparking outrage nationwide at a time when the use of force by police became a heated topic of debate.



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