A grand jury in South Carolina has indicted former police officer Michael Slager for the murder of Walter Scott. In April, Slager shot Scott, an unarmed black man, eight times in the back following a routine traffic stop.

Slager, 33, was fired from the North Charleston, S.C., police force one day after horrifying video of the shooting emerged. He faces 30 years to life in prison with no parole if convicted.

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