South Carolina police shooting

Walter Scott’s cousin Barbara Scott, right, leaves flowers at the lot where Scott was fatally shot in North Charleston, S.C. With her is her mother, Evaliana Smalls.

(Jim Watson / AFP/Getty Images)

April 9, 2015 8:36 AM PT

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The shooting of Walter Scott as he ran from a white police officer has reignited questions about race and the use of force by police.

Walter Scott’s brother Anthony Scott, left, hugs visitors outside his home near North Charleston, S.C.

(Chuck Burton / Associated Press)

Visitors stand at a memorial with flowers near the site where Walter Scott was killed in North Charleston.

(Chuck Burton / Associated Press)

Protesters hold hands in a prayer circle April 8 after the shooting of Walter Scott. (Stephen B. Morton / EPA)

Chasyn Carter, right, embraces Candice Ancrum during a candlelight vigil outside city hall protesting the shooting death of Walter Lamer Scott. (David Goldman / Associated Press)

Candice Ancrum holds a candle while attending a vigil outside city hall protesting the shooting death of Walter Scott. (David Goldman / Associated Press)