in june , he was indicted by a grand jury on a murder charge .
the family and a statement issued by the city thursday that precludes mr. scott ’s family from bringing civil claims over his death .
a passer - by ’s video of the april 4 killing appears to show the officer shooting mr. scott in the back while he was running away .
city officials and family members credited the peaceful response of the public and the city ’s swift action in arresting slager with officials in north charleston , s.c. , have reached a $ 6.5 million settlement with the family of walter scott , the unarmed black man whom a bystander video captured being shot in the back by a white police officer after fleeing a traffic stop on foot in april , according to the scott family .
“ this is a very difficult period for the scott ( reuters randall hill ) scott ’s death was one of half a dozen cases of unarmed black men being killed by police officers in late 2014 and early 2015 that sparked protests in dozens of cities and prompted new discussions of police transparency and reform .
mr. slager has not been arraigned , but andy savage , his the family of walter scott will get a settlement of $ 6.5 million from the city of north charleston , the largest such payout in the recent high - profile killings of black men by police officers .
scott , 50 , a black man , was shot april 4 by white north charleston police officer michael slager .
with members of scott ’s family seated in the audience , city council unanimously voted thursday to approve the settlement , which city attorney brady hair called “ the largest settlement for this type of case in the state of south carolina , ” adding that he feels it ’s in line with settlements on similar cases nationwide .
cellphone video captured by a passerby showed the officer shooting scott in the back .