The brother of Walter Scott, the unarmed black man allegedly shot and killed on Saturday by a white South Carolina police officer, spoke about his brother’s death at a Tuesday press conference about the incident.
“I don’t think that all police officers are bad cops, but there are some bad ones out there. And I don’t want to see anyone get shot down the way my brother got shot down,” Anthony Scott said, according to video posted by Mediaite. “Justice will be served.”
North Charleston, S.C., Patrolman Michael Thomas Slager was arrested and charged with murder on Tuesday for the shooting death of Walter Scott. According to police, Slager allegedly shot Scott after he was already hit with a stun gun.
A video published online on Tuesday appears to show Slager shooting Scott in the back. Slager alleged that he felt threatened by Scott and that he had tried to take his stun gun.
Anthony Scott said that his brother “never” would have tried to take an officer’s stun gun, according to Reuters.
“If you’re caught, you’re caught,” Scott said.
