South Carolina police chief 'sickened' by video of Walter Scott's death

NORTH CHARLESTON, South Carolina — The police chief of North Charleston says he's "sickened" by a video showing a white police officer shooting and killing an unarmed black man.

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"I have watched the video and I was sickened by what I saw. I have not watched it since," Chief Eddie Driggers told reporters on Wednesday during an unruly press conference inside North Charleston City Hall.

An eyewitness who was on scene during the shooting captured the video, which the New York Times first released Tuesday evening. It shows the victim, 50-year-old Walter Scott, running away from the police officer, who fires eight shots into the man's back. Read more...

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