Judy Scott, center, is comforted by her son, Rodney Scott, as family attorneys Chris Stewart, left, and Justin Bamberg, right, hold a news conference Monday after a mistrial was declared in the case involving the shooting death of Mrs. Scott’s son, Walter Scott, last year in North Charleston, S.C. A videotape of the death shows Mr. Scott, 50, was shot in the back by former Patrolman Michael Slager. A mistrial was declared after the jury deadlocked.
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Prosecutor vows to retry S.C. ex-officer after mistrial in death of motorist
A South Carolina prosecutor said she would retry the former South Carolina police officer, a white man, who shot and killed a black motorist as he ran during an April 2015 traffic stop.
