article_snippet.sent: Slager, 33, who is white, said that he felt 'threatened' by Scott, who is black, during a confrontation over he Taser, but video shows the civilian running away before being shot.
article_snippet.sent: Video released after Slager's account into the death shows Walter Scott (left) running away from the traffic stop when Scott (left) is shot.
article_snippet.sent: Slager said after the incident that Slager 'felt threatened' by Walter Scott, though video shot by Feidin Santana contradicts Slager .
article_snippet.sent: Feidin Santana, who filmed a widely circulated video of the above incident, said Slager did not any officers giving Scott CPR.
article_snippet.sent: Police officer Michael Slager said in a statement earlier this week that Police officer Michael Slager encounter with Walter Scott began at around 9.30am on Saturday.
article_snippet.sent: Police officer Michael Slager said Police officer Michael Slager pulled Walter Scott's Mercedes over as a routine traffic stop for a broken brake light.
article_snippet.sent: Police officer Michael Slager said Walter Scott then ran away into a vacant grassy lot where, at some point during the chase, the victim confronts Slager.
article_snippet.sent: Police officer Michael Slager then tried to use Police officer Michael Slager Taser to subdue Walter Scott, but claims the suspect grabbed the stun gun during the struggle, according to a statement.
article_snippet.sent: According to police reports, Police officer Michael Slager fired the stun gun, but Police officer Michael Slager did not stop Walter Scott.
article_snippet.sent: At that point, Police officer Michael Slager fired at Walter Scott several times because Police officer Michael Slager 'felt threatened,' a statement said.
article_snippet.sent: Slager's account has been called into question after THE VIDEO SHOWS appears to show Slager's account shooting Walter Scott in the back.