US cop Michael Slager laughed about his “pumping” adrenaline shortly after he gunned down an unarmed black man, a new recording has revealed.
The South Carolina patrolman talked to a senior cop about what to expect after he fired five rounds into Walter Scott’s back in the deadly April 4 shooting.
The senior officer suggested he jot down his thoughts once his adrenaline stopped pumping, the New York Daily News reports.
“It’s pumping,” Slager said with a laugh in the recording that emerged yesterday.
“Oh, yeah. Oh, yeah,” the other officer replied on the audio clip, which was obtained by The Guardian
Slager was fired shortly after a witness’ mobile phone video surfaced, contradicting the officer’s claims he shot the 50-year-old during a defensive struggle for his stun gun following a traffic stop.
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Shooting Victim: Walter Lamer Scott was shot five times in the back as he ran away
Slager was swiftly jailed on murder charges after authorities saw the disturbing footage, the Daily News says.
The
33-year-old officer was arrested within hours of North Charleston mayor
and the city’s police chief receiving the video. He has since been
charged with murder.
The day of the shooting, Slager was busy trying to figure out his next move the recording reveals.
“What happens next?” Slager asked in the recording captured by a patrol car dashcam.
The
senior officer explained other cops would bring him back to the
station, take his gun and then they’d send him home before asking any
serious questions.
“Probably
once they get you there, we’ll take you home,” the officer told Slager.
“Take your c**p off, take your vest off, kind of relax for two or
three.”
“It’ll
be real quick,” he said. “They’re gonna tell you you’re gonna be out
for a couple of days and you’ll come back and they’ll interview you
then.
"They’re
not going to ask you any kind of questions right now. They’ll take your
weapon and we’ll go from there. That’s pretty much it.”
Scott was sprinting away from Slager when the patrolmen opened fire, the video showed. .
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