![]() After the shooting, one of his neighbours used his phone to film Brown’s bloodied body lying in the road. The final few minutes of Brown’s life had been captured by a small surveillance camera rolling inside a nearby grocery shop, where Brown had stolen a box of cigars before walking out with a friend. Then, it was 18-year-old Michael Brown who was fatally shot by officer Darren Wilson. Santana’s split-second decision that day marked a turning point in a new civil rights movement in the US, one born on the streets of Ferguson, Missouri, in August 2014. Once Santana’s footage went public, Slager was arrested and charged with murder. “This is the place where everything changed,” the Dominican migrant says. Memorials have been removed, and Santana looks at the ground, hands in his pockets, his lean body framed by the fence he filmed through just a few months earlier. The grassy patch where Scott fell is peaceful now. Santana moves right up to the fence as Slager places his finger on Scott’s neck, checking for a pulse. The two officers gaze down on Scott’s corpse, seemingly oblivious to the fact that they are being filmed. Slager jogs back to the site he fired from, picks up an object from the floor – perhaps his Taser – and drops it next to the body as another officer arrives. “Oh shit,” Santana can be heard whispering, as he follows the officer. ![]() In the grainy footage, Slager can be seen opening fire, then walking over to Scott’s body, yanking his floppy arms and placing them in handcuffs. ![]() ![]() Warning: contains upsetting images Guardian Feidin Santa captires the moment Walter Scott was shot. ![]()
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