US cop charged with murder over shooting black man
9 April 2015 6:14 AM IST
Police in the US state of South Carolina charged an officer with murder after video showed him apparently gunning down a fleeing black man, a rare arrest in a string of shootings of unarmed black men that have raised allegations of police racism.
South Carolina state police yesterday arrested officer Michael Slager, 33, and charged him with murder, a felony that carries a sentence of up to life in prison or the death penalty, according to official documents. “The Defendant (Slager) did shoot the victim multiple times in the back after an altercation. All this is based upon video evidence and the investigation of the State Law Enforcement Division,” reads a South Carolina court document.
A number of killings of unarmed black men by police officers in recent months have sparked protests across the United States with protesters alleging racism in the nation’s police and raising accusations that officers use excessive force.
South Carolina state police yesterday arrested officer Michael Slager, 33, and charged him with murder, a felony that carries a sentence of up to life in prison or the death penalty, according to official documents. “The Defendant (Slager) did shoot the victim multiple times in the back after an altercation. All this is based upon video evidence and the investigation of the State Law Enforcement Division,” reads a South Carolina court document.
A number of killings of unarmed black men by police officers in recent months have sparked protests across the United States with protesters alleging racism in the nation’s police and raising accusations that officers use excessive force.
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