A police officer in North Charleston, South Carolina will be charged with murder after the shooting death of an unarmed and fleeing man during a Saturday traffic stop.
Ole Miss player tweets about police shooting death of ‘my stepdad’ Walter Scott
“That cop didn’t have to shoot him down like a dog.”
Ole Miss junior defensive end Fadol Brown says the victim, 50-year-old Walter Scott, was his stepfather. Brown tweeted about the incident Wednesday night.
Walter Scott was my step dad ...I loved him to death that cop didn't have to shoot him down like a dog like that ...gone miss you man
— fear fadol (@Fadol_90) April 8, 2015 A Charleston native, Brown transferred to Ole Miss prior to the 2013 season after spending one year at Florida International.
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A statement from head coach Hugh Freeze:
Walter Scott was in a relationship with the mother of Fadol’s longtime girlfriend and served as a father figure to Fadol for a number of years. Obviously this is a very emotional and difficult time for all parties involved, and our thoughts are with Fadol and his loved ones after this tragic event.
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