Watch: Dashcam video shows moments before fatal South Carolina shooting

Associated Press

April 10, 2015 7:14 AM

In this April 4, 2015, frame from dashboard video provided by the North Charleston Police Department, Patrolman Michael Thomas Slager stands by Walter Lamer Scott's car during a traffic stop in North Charleston, S.C. The video captures the moments leading up to a fatal shooting that has sparked outrage as the latest example of a white police officer killing an unarmed black man. Slager has been fired and charged with murder. North Charleston Police Department AP photo

Video released Thursday from the dashboard of South Carolina police Officer Michael Thomas Slager's cruiser captures the very first moments he and motorist Walter Scott meet.

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This story was originally published April 10, 2015 at 7:14 AM with the headline "Watch: Dashcam video shows moments before fatal South Carolina shooting."

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