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NORTH CHARLESTON (WCSC) - Civil Rights leader Rev. Al Sharpton said the fatal officer-involved shooting of Walter Scott was "not about black and white, it's about right and wrong."

The National Action Network president spoke on Sunday morning at the Charity Baptist Church in North Charleston where he commended North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey and Police Chief Eddie Driggers, who were both in attendance, for the arrest of former police officer Michael Slager in Scott's death.

"What this mayor did is what we've asked mayors to do all over the country. Not 'do us a favor,' just enforce the law," Sharpton said.

Sharpton called for more black officers in the North Charleston Police Department and told church members to not let presidential candidates come to South Carolina without talking about police accountability.

"I didn't come to start trouble, I came to stop trouble," Sharpton said.

Sharpton told the congregation that he was not anti-police, but "anti-police brutality" and referenced not only the video which captured Scott's shooting but other videos involving police that have made national news.

"There's been videos in other places, and they would not arrest them and charge them," Sharpton said."At least in the deep south, now you've got a bar that you've got to reach all over this country...to quit playing with the law. Either enforce the law or get out of law enforcement."

Sharpton also addressed the National Bar Association's announcement that they were seeking the immediate arrest of North Charleston police officer Clarence Habersham who responded to the shooting on the cause that he "left material facts out of his report to police."

"A man writing false reports, handing it to his superiors should not expect his superiors to cover up for him including a black cop," Sharpton said."If they're lying, you go where the liars go. It's not about white cop, black cop. It's not about black and white, it's about right and wrong."

According to Sharpton, he was with the family of Michael Brown and Eric Garner when he learned about Walter Scott's shooting.

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NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) Demonstrators in the North Charleston area say they will press local officials for broader civilian oversight of the citys police force after the shooting death of Walter Scott.

The Rev. Al Sharpton called for unity Sunday at a vigil on the grassy vacant lot where Scott, 50, was killed. Other speakers invited people to the state Capitol this week for discussions on proposed legislation on body cameras for officers in the state.

Black Lives Matter leaders said in an open letter that they want people to begin recording police officers as part of a project titled #WeAreWatchingYou.

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During a sermon at a North Charleston church Sunday morning, Sharpton said swift action taken by a white mayor and police chief in the South could set the tone for handling future questions of police misconduct across the country.

Its not about black and white. Its about right and wrong, Sharpton said. What this mayor did is what weve been asking mayors to do all over the country: Not do us a favor, just enforce the law.

The tone of the local communitys response has been different than other instances of unarmed black men being fatally shot by white police officers, including the violent demonstrations from people in Ferguson, Missouri, after Michael Browns death.

Sharpton preached at the Charity Missionary Baptist Church and commended Mayor Keith Summey and Police Chief Eddie Driggers - both of whom were in the congregation and at the vigil.

The shooting was captured on video that was taken by a witness. Scott was shot after fleeing a traffic stop by then-officer Michael Slager. The officer initially said Scott was shot after a tussle over his Taser, but the witness video that later surfaced showed Scott being shot at eight times as he ran away. Slager was fired and has been charged with murder.

Scotts death was criticized as yet another fatal shooting involving an unarmed black man by a white officer under questionable circumstances.

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Pallbearers walk Walter Scott's casket to the gravesite for his burial service in Charleston, S.C. on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Scott was fatally shot by a North Charleston, S.C., police officer a week earlier after a traffic stop. Officer Michael Slager has been charged with murder.(The Associated Press)

Judy Scott, left, looks up as an honor guard folds a U.S. flag that covered the casket of her son, Walter Scott, before it's presented to her during his burial service in Charleston, S.C. on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Walter Scott was fatally shot by a North Charleston, S.C., police officer a week earlier after a traffic stop. Officer Michael Slager has been charged with murder. (AP Photo/David Goldman)(The Associated Press)

Neda Nussbaum, left, attaches flowers to a fence accompanied by her husband, Alan, in North Charleston, S.C. on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at the scene of Walter Scott's death. Scott was fatally shot a week earlier by a North Charleston police officer after a traffic stop. Officer Michael Slager has been charged with murder. (AP Photo/Chuck Burton)(The Associated Press)

People gather inside the lobby of city hall as Danielle Richardson, of James Island, S.C., speaks during a rally in protest to the shooting death of Walter Scott, Saturday, April 11, 2015, in North Charleston, S.C. Scott was fatally shot by a North Charleston, S.C., police officer a week earlier after a traffic stop. Officer Michael Slager has been charged with murder. (AP Photo/David Goldman)(The Associated Press)

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. The Rev. Al Sharpton is expected to appear in North Charleston and attend a vigil for Walter Scott, the black driver who was fatally shot by a white police officer after he fled a traffic stop.

Sharpton is expected to preach Sunday at Charity Missionary Baptist Church before attending a vigil near the scene of the shooting.

Scott was shot April 4 and former officer Michael Slager initially said he fired after a tussle over his department-issued Taser. Witness video showed that Slager fired eight times as Scott ran away. Slager was fired and has been charged with murder.

The shooting sparked outrage as another instance of a white law officer fatally shooting an unarmed black man under questionable circumstances.

Hundreds gathered in Summerville on Saturday for Scott's funeral.

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