Former North Charleston officer Michael Slager , 35, chased after 50-year-old Walter Scott as he fled a traffic stop in April 2015. A South Carolina cop captured on video fatally shooting a fleeing black man has pled guilty to using excessive force. Slager fired eight times, hitting Scott five times and killing him. The former officer pled guilty on Tuesday afternoon to one federal charge of violating Scott’s civil rights by using excessive force. In exchange for the guilty plea, two other federal charges against Slager will be dropped.

Source: Huffington Post May 02, 2017 19:01 UTC