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Pastor George Hamilton then went to the podium.
\"It's one thing to have a loved one die... It's another to have to watch them die... and see how they died,\" he said.
\"Walter's death was motivated by racial discrimination,\" Hamilton said. \"You've got to hate somebody to shoot them in the back.
\"This officer is a disgrace to the North Charleston Police Department\" and to \"all of the law abiding\" police officers, Hamilton said.
\"We will not indict the entire law enforcement for the act of one racist,\" he continued.
\"You don't tase a man and then shoot him,\" Hamilton said, adding that a \"badge is not authority to murder.\"
After Hamilton spoke, the casket was opened and guests were invited to view the body.
Scott, who was a loyal Dallas Cowboys fan, had a Cowboys flag with the word \"tradition\" inside his coffin.
As church sanctuary clears out following the viewing, a lot of tears. One woman inconsolable. People fanning her & holding her. #WalterScott
— washnews (@WashNews) April 11, 2015
People started lining up at the church over three hours before the funeral began. The crowd was overwhelming at the entrance to the church right before the service, and Scott's family members were asked to raise their hands to be ushered inside the full sanctuary.
The hearse carrying Scott's body was accompanied by a police escort, according to ABC News affiliate WCIV-TV.
Funeral services for Walter Scott getting underway in South Carolina pic.twitter.com/1XU3uAaNu1
— kendis gibson (@kendisgibson) April 11, 2015
Chaotic scene with people trying to get into the church for the funeral of Walter Scott pic.twitter.com/ES2OL6CWEY
— kendis gibson (@kendisgibson) April 11, 2015
Officials attending the service included Charleston County Sheriff Al Cannon, Sen. Tim Scott, state Senator Marlon Kimpson and Representatives Mark Sanford and Jim Clyburn.
At a press conference following the funeral, Scott family attorney Justin Bamberg said it was unclear whether played a role in the shooting.
Another family attorney, Chris Stewart, said Scott was employed at the time of his death. Stewart said he believed Scott may have run from Slager because he was afraid of losing his job if he had to go to jail over child support payments he owed.
Scott's former employer, Rogers & Brown Distributors, told ABC News that Scott was employed as of April 3 -- the day before the shooting.
On Friday afternoon, mourners gathered at a wake for Scott, where his open casket was arranged with an American flag, a Dallas Cowboys sign and a small figurine of a player. A flower arrangement next to the casket had a sign reading \"Beloved Father\" and a ribbon next to the arrangement read \"St. Andrews Parish High School Class of 1984.\"
Slager was charged with murder Tuesday after a witness came forward with video that appears to show the moment when he fatally shot Scott as Scott was running away from him. The victim's family attorney, who gave the video to ABC News, said he believes it could prove that the officer used excessive force.
Slager has not yet had to enter a plea. His attorney, Andy Savage, who was retained by Slager after his first attorney dropped his case, issued a statement to ABC News saying that it is \"too early for us to be saying what we think.\"
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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