City to pay $6.5M settlement to family of man shot by cop

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- City officials in South Carolina approved a $6.5 million settlement Thursday with the family of an unarmed black man fatally shot by a white police officer who was captured on cellphone video firing at the man's back as he ran away. The North Charleston City Council approved the settlement by a 10-0 vote, and members of Walter Scott's family were on hand when it was announced. Scott, 50, was shot April 4 by North Charleston officer Michael Slager while trying to ru...