Walter Scott Shooting: Jury Deadlocked In Former Cop's Murder Trial

The jury in the case of a white former police officer who fatally shot a black man in South Carolina last year, told a judge today (Friday) they were unable to reach a verdict.

Jurors have already deliberated for three days over whether to convict Michael Slager, the former North Charleston police officer that pulled over Walter Scott during a traffic stop.

The incident occurred in April of last year, and ended with Slager shooting an unarmed Scott five times in the back as he tried to run away during the stop.

The jury reportedly sent a message to Circuit Judge Clifton Newman asking to see a transcript of the testimony from the man who took the video of Slager shooting Scott.

When Newman offered to let jurors listen to audio of the testimony they declined, saying they didn't believe it would change anything. When the jury announced that they could not reach a verdict Newman sent them back to keep trying.

"If you do not agree on a verdict, I must declare a mistrial," Newman said. "The same participants will come, and the same lawyers will likely ask basically the same questions, and get basically the same answers and we will go through this whole process again."