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The mayor of North Charleston, North Carolina said Tuesday a police officer will be charged with murder for allegedly shooting a black man eight times in the back as he ran away. The Post and Courier newspaper said it has obtained video recorded by a bystander of Patrolman 1st Class Michael Thomas Slager shooting Walter Lamer Scott in the back as he ran away from the officer last weekend. The Courier says it will release the video soon. Scott, who is black, had a warrant out for his arrest and ran from a traffic stop before Slager, who is white, shot him. The state's Law Enforcement Division said it is investigating whether Slager acted lawfully.

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