The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. April 9, 2015 North Charleston Mayor Orders More Police Body Cameras after Fatal Shooting ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Police had initially backed officer Michael Slager's claim that he feared for his life. But they were forced to retract after a witness came forward with video of the shooting. Speaking at City Hall, North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey announced a new order for body cameras. North Charleston mayor Keith Summey: "We received a grant to purchase 101 body cameras. Those body cameras are on order. Today, I made an executive decision and have notified my council, we have already ordered an additional 150 body cameras so that every officer who is on the street will have a body camera."