Walter Scott
In 2015, Walter Scott, 50, was pulled over for a broken taillight by former South Carolina police officer Michael Slager.
According to a police report, Slager engaged in a foot pursuit and used his stun gun before shooting Scott.
Slager fired eight shots, five of which struck Scott. He was pronounced dead at the scene.
Slager claimed he shot Scott because he feared for his life after Scott grabbed his Taser.
But cellphone video taken by a bystander captured Slager chasing Scott. Prosecutors say not only did that video show Slager firing at Scott's back from 17 feet away, but that it showed him dropping his Taser by Scott's body.
In court two years later, Slager admitted to using excessive force, acknowledged that he didn't shoot Scott in self-defense and said his use of force was unreasonable. He pleaded guilty to depriving Scott of his civil rights under the color of law.
