Former Cop Sentenced to 20 Years for Shooting Death of Walter Scott

Updated Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, 2:30 p.m. EST: ABC News reports that former South Carolina Police Officer Michael Slager has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for shooting Walter Scott, an unarmed black man, in the back during a routine traffic stop in 2015.

Former Cop Sentenced to 20 Years for Shooting Death of Walter Scott

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