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Mistrial in the high profile case. michael slager now former patrolman was charged in the murder of mr. scott last april. slager had pulled him over, he said, for a broken taillight and police say scott ran from the vehicle. slager testified that he was in total fear after he said scott grabbed his stun gun during a struggle and pointed hit at him. the bystander took the cell phone video as scott then broke away. slager then seen shooting death in the back five times. the jury consisting of 11 white men and women and one black man. told the judge it could not come to a unanimous decision after...

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Make any sense to him why scott ran, take a look. >> in my mind at that time, people don't run from a broken tail light. there's always another reason. >> mo, let's start with you. there's always another reason. why would he run? >> well, i mean, you know, we don't fknow what that reason wa. we found out later he was concerned about a child support warrant that might have been out for him. that is not a reason alone to decide that somebody is running and they pose a deadly threat to you. i think that was the first place where this whole murder went wrong. at that moment, he could have easily d...

That what he had in his system matters. however, it might offer some sol is to some victims and to other folks. we've been asked over and over again, why did walter scott run that evening. why did he do the things that he do? it might offer some benefit to those individuals that mr. scott did have alcohol and cocaine in his system that night. it might explain why mr. scott ran and did the things that he did that night. question' we're not saying that that's justification or an excuse at all. >> and these are official toxicology reports. it's from the f.b.i. it's not reports that you ordered....

Before it all happened. as brian todd reports, the case is bringing to light previous instances where officer michael slager's use of force was questioned. >> there is now a name with the shadow. a mysterious passenger inside walter scott's car in those critical moments before scott was gunned down is 31-year-old pierre fulton. now fulton has come forward with a statement to cnn about scott. i'll never know where he ran, but i know he didn't deserve to die. even with that claim, fulton may be able to fill in some critical gaps in this story. a former nypd detective takes us us inside the inves...