City to pay US$6.5m settlement to family of man shot by cop
NORTH CHARLESTON — A city in South Carolina has reached a US$6.5 million (S$9 million) settlement with the family of an unarmed black man shot to death earlier this year by a white city police officer.
Former police officer Michael Slager walks to the defense table bond hearing, in Charleston, South Carolina, in this file photo taken on Sept 10, 2015. Photo: Reuters
NORTH CHARLESTON — A city in South Carolina has reached a US$6.5 million (S$9 million) settlement with the family of an unarmed black man shot to death earlier this year by a white city police officer.
The North Charleston City Council approved the settlement by a 10-0 vote yesterday (Oct 8).
The council had met several times in the past few months to receive advice from city attorney Brady Hair on a potential lawsuit by the family of Walter Scott.
The 50-year-old Scott was shot April 4 by North Charleston officer Michael Slager while trying to run from a traffic stop. A bystander recorded the shooting with a cellphone.
Slager was indicted on a murder charge in June and a judge refused to set bond last month. AP
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