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North Charleston, South Carolina, has agreed to a $6.5-million settlement with the family of Walter Scott, the unarmed black man who was shot in the back while running away from an officer.
The settlement was approved unanimously during the city's council meeting Thursday evening.
"I'm glad the city and the family were able to reach a settlement without the necessity of a lawsuit," Mayor R. Keith Summey said moments after the settlement was reached.
The settlement agreement comes as Michael Slager, the former officer charged in Scott's killing, remains in jail awaiting court proceedings on charges related to the shooting.
In September, a judge refused to release the former officer on bond, calling him an "unreasonable danger to the community."
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