Dash Cam Shows Traffic Stop That Led to the Walter Scott Shooting
Police today released dash cam footage showing the traffic stop moments before North Charleston police officer Michael Slager fatally shot Walter Scott in the back Saturday.
In the four-and-a-half minute clip, Slager can be seen pulling behind Scott's Mercedes in a parking lot and approaching the vehicle:
Scott, the car's driver, can be heard telling the officer he is planning to buy the car – and so does not have insurance for it.
Slager then returns to his vehicle. The driver's-side door of the Mercedes opens and Scott begins to run. The passenger in the car remains inside.
CNN reports the passenger—reportedly Scott's coworker—was detained and placed in a police car.
