The Atlanta lawyer representing the family of Walter Scott, the 50-year-old man gunned down by a North Charleston, South Carolina police last Saturday, said he has a lot of questions about the incident, including a “glaringly vague” police report concerning the matter.
But L. Christopher Stewart said he’s heartened by the arrest of former police officer Michael Slager, who was charged with murder on Tuesday, and by the investigation launched by South Carolina’s State Law Enforcement Division (SLED). The Federal Bureau of Investigation and U.S. Department of Justice have also launched investigations.
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