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Jury selection begins for ex-South Carolina cop who killed Walter Scott

By Kelly Cohen
Published October 31, 2016 12:24pm ET
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Jury selection begins for ex-South Carolina cop who killed Walter Scott
Walter Scott was killed by a North Charleston police officer after a traffic stop on April 4, 2015. The officer, Michael Thomas Slager, has been charged with murder. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton) | Chuck Burton

Jury selection for the former South Carolina police officer who shot dead an unarmed black male motorist last year begins on Monday.

Michel Slager, a white North Charleston police officer, was charged with the April 4, 2015, murder of Walter Scott.

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