"CHARLESTON, S.C. — The Rev. Al Sharpton on Sunday will urge the South Carolina authorities to prosecute a black police officer for his conduct in the aftermath of the April 4 shooting death of Walter L. Scott.
“Given what I’ve seen, he certainly should be held accountable,” Mr. Sharpton said in an interview here on Saturday night. “What charge, I don’t know. But certainly he should not walk away without facing some accountability in the criminal justice system.”
The officer, Clarence Habersham, did not fire any rounds at Mr. Scott and arrived on the scene in North Charleston shortly after the confrontation between Mr. Scott and Officer Michael T. Slager, who was charged with murder after a video that showed him shooting Mr. Scott as he fled on foot became public."
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