US POLICE OFFICER CHARGED WITH MURDER

A white South Carolina police officer named Michael Slager has been charged with murder after video emerged of him shooting a black man running away from him.

State investigators arrested North Charleston police officer Michael Slager on Tuesday after viewing the mobile phone video of the shooting.

Authorities say victim Walter Lamer Scott was shot after the officer had already targeted him with a stun gun. The US Department of Justice is set to launch an investigation. "When you're wrong, you're wrong" North Charleston Mayor Keith Summery said, announcing the arrest. "When you make a bad decision, I don't care if you are behind the shield or a citizen on the street, you have to live with that decision.
Police Officers in the US fatally shoot and kill hundreds of people each year, but only a few handful of cases result in the officer facing criminal charges.

Police Officer Michael Slager 33 years of age was viewed or seen shooting an unarmed, black man 50 years old Walter Scott in the back.