shooting an unarmed man whom he had seconds earlier pulled over for
not wearing a seatbelt.
Sean Groubert, 31, who is white, is seen on dashboard video shooting
Levar Jones, 35, who is black.
Mr Jones was struck in the hip and has been released from hospital. Mr
Groubert has been freed on bail.
The arrest comes soon after two high-profile incidents in which white
US police killed unarmed black men.
In video shot from a camera on the dashboard of Mr Groubert's patrol
car on 4 September, Mr Groubert pulls behind Mr Jones's truck in a
Richland County petrol station, then asks, "Can I see your licence
please?"
Mr Jones, who has just stepped out of the truck, turns and reaches
into the cab, with no apparent aggression in his manner.
An instant later Mr Groubert shouts "get out of the car" and bursts
into the frame with gun drawn, then opens fire before Mr Jones can
react.
In the next three seconds, at least four shots can be heard as Mr
Jones puts his hands over his head then crumples to the ground.
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