A South Carolina police officer has been suspended after videos showed him saying a racial slur in a confrontation with people outside a bar.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – A South Carolina police officer has been suspended after videos showing him saying a racial slur in a confrontation with people outside a bar were posted on social media.
When Walker, who is white, “communicated the order with patrons and employees, a male is heard calling him a racial slur while leaving the establishment,” the release says. Chief W.H. “Skip” Holbrook plans to release the entire body camera video of the incident Sunday, the release says. “You got mad because I told you you couldn't drink your drink so you called me that word,” the officer says.After a woman leads the Black man away, the officer continues to yell at him and then argues with other people outside the bar.
Shortly after the confrontation, Walker's commanders “immediately recognized that inappropriate actions occurred” and began an internal investigation and body camera review, the release says. Walker, a 14-year veteran of the department, has been suspended without pay pending the outcome that review.
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