Scott was driving Pierre Fulton back to his house after taking him to a nearby church to collect a bag of vegetables on April 4 . But they were pulled over for his broken tail light and Scott fled from cops . He later told police he had been shot by the officers, but it is unclear if that happened or not. Fulton , who had known Scott for several years , said he does not know why his friend ran and did not see the shooting . ' He is torn up , ' his lawyer said .
Scott was driving Pierre Fulton back to his house after taking him to a nearby church to collect a bag of vegetables on April 4 . But they were pulled over for his broken tail light and Scott fled from cops . He was shot multiple times by officer Michael Slager , who was charged with his murder after a passerby released cellphone footage of the death . Fulton , who had known Scott for several years , said he does not know why his friend ran and did not see the shooting . 'He is torn up , ' his lawyer said .