“Mistrial Declared” In Officer Michael Slager Trial Walter Scott Shooting

Judge Clifton Newman has declared a mistrial in the case against Officer Michael Slager accused of the Voluntary Manslaughter or Murder of Walter Scott an unarmed black man, that Slager shot in the back multiple times at a traffic stop on April 4, 2015, in North Charleston. The judge announced the decision after he said that jury members were unable to reach a unanimous verdict over the charges.

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