text: The Revered Al Sharpton appeared on Sunday in North Charleston and is expected to attend a vigil for Walter Scott, the black driver who was fatally shot by a white police officer after he fled a traffic stop. Rev. Sharpton preached at the Charity Missionary Baptist Church and addressed the Scott case and the need for reform around national policing legislation during his sermon. Elected officials and police from North Charleston were in attendance and South Carolina Senator Marlon Kimpson was also there to hear Sharpton speak. Scroll down for video . The Revered Al Sharpton delivered a sermon and addressed the Walter Scott situation on Sunday morning . North Charleston Mayor Keith Summey (left), Police Chief Eddie Driggers (center) and Sharpton 'discussed the Scott shooting' on Sunday before the reverend spoke at Charity Missionary Baptist Church in South Carolina . Sharpton wrote on Facebook: 'Joining us this morning is Mayor Keith Summey, Sheriff Al Cannon, Senator Marlon Kimpson, SCLC Leader Michael Steele, North Charleston Police [Chief] Eddie Driggers, and Assistant Police Chief Reggie Burgess.' The officers and elected officials listened 'intently' to what Sharpton had to say as he gave credit to Mayor Summey for firing Michael Slager, the officer who killed Scott, according to the Post and Courier. During the sermon, Sharpton said: 'When he's wrong ... we protest. 'When he's right, we should have the same courage to say he's right. 'Let us use this hour to not only change what's going on in North Charleston. 'North Charleston, that's known as a place of intolerance, can be the place that could set a new tone in policing all over the United States. 'Maybe now between a southern white mayor and a forgiving black mother, maybe this nation will deal with this.' The civil rights leader is also expected to attend a vigil near the scene of the Scott shooting on Sunday afternoon. Sharpton denied Scott's family barred him from attending his funeral on Saturday because it would cause a 'circus' of media attention. Allegations that Scott's family wanted nothing to do with Sharpton were published by the New York Daily News. In response, Sharpton said: 'There has never been a discussion about me attending or participating in the funeral on Saturday, since everyone knows that [National Action Network's] convention with thousands of delegates is happening in New York and doesn't end until Saturday night.' Scott's casket was wrapped in an American flag at a funeral home in Summerville, South Carolina, on Saturday . Scott (left) was killed by Michael Slage (right). Scott, 50, was in the Coast Guard for two years, and is pictured while in his uniform. Slager is being held in jail on murder charges and that is the 33-year-old's prison mugshot . Judy Scott wipes her eyes as she looks at her son's casket during his burial service in Summerville yesterday . Hundreds of mourners attended the funeral for Scott, 50, on Saturday in Summerville, north of North Charleston where the shooting took place. Sharpton remained in New York where his National Action Network was wrapping up its national convention. Slager, 33, the North Charleston officer who fired eight times at Scott's back as he fled from a traffic stop, has been charged with murder and dismissed from the police force. Slager pulled Scott's black Mercedes-Benz over for a broken tail light. Video from the dashboard camera in Slager's police cruiser recorded a respectful exchange between the two men before the officer returned to his patrol car. A few minutes later, after being told by Slager to stay in the Mercedes, the man emerged from his car and ran off. Scott, who was apparently unarmed, had a history of arrests for failing to pay child support. A cellphone video taken by a bystander showed the men in a brief tussle before Scott ran off again, Slager fired his gun and Scott slumped into the grass. There was a gap between the two videos, however, as the officer was not wearing a body camera. Scott's shooting was one of the latest in a series of killings that have stoked a national outcry over police use of force against African Americans. Last year, the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in Ferguson, Missouri, and choking death of a black man in New York City triggered a wave of demonstrations across the country.
target: Reverend Sharpton was expected to appear Sunday in North Charleston .
  He preached at Charity Missionary Baptist Church before going to vigil .
  Sermon addressed Scott and need for reform around national policing .
  Elected officials and police from North Charleston were in attendance .
  South Carolina Senator Marlon Kimpson was also there to hear Sharpton .