text: Walter Scott and his passenger were looking forward to having a cookout when he was pulled over and shot dead by a South Carolina police officer, it has emerged. Scott, 50, and Pierre Fulton, his friend of several years, had met for breakfast on April 4 before Scott drove him to a church so Fulton could collect a bag of vegetables. He then took Fulton home to drop off the bag there before they both headed over to Scott's house. 'They were heading to Walter Scott's house to eventually have a cookout that afternoon,' said Fulton's attorney, Mark Peper. But as they returned home, their car was pulled over for a broken tail light in North Charleston. Scroll down for video . Heartbroken: Pierre Fulton is 'torn up' about the death of his friend, Walter Scott, on April 4, his attorney has said. The two men were heading to Scott's home on April 4 for a cookout when Scott was killed by a cop . Killed: Scott, 50, ran from his car when he was pulled over by North Charleston officer Michael Slager, right, for a broken tail light. As he ran away, Slager shot the father-of-four multiple times, killing him . Scott jumped out of the car fled the scene - and was shot multiple times in the back by officer Michael Slager in a horrifying incident captured on a passerby's cell phone camera. Peper said that his client did not know why Scott ran from the car but that he said there was no confrontation. Following the stop 'there was never a conversation between Pierre and Walter regarding the reason for the stop, what his intentions were - anything along those lines,' Peper said. Scott was behind $18,000 in his child support payments and family members have said he may have run because he was worried about going to jail. Scott, who is black, ran away and a video showed Slager, who is white, firing eight shots at Scott. Fleeing: A dash cam video still provided by the North Charleston Police Department shows Scott leaving his car after a traffic stop on April 4. His passenger said he does not know why Scott fled . Gunned down: A passerby captured this video of Slager shooting Scott dead as he tried to flee the scene . Fulton said he heard the crackle of a Taser and shots fired. From where Scott's car was parked, his client could see Slager chase after Scott but did not see him get shot, Peper said. 'As they turned the corner, he wasn't able to see anything that occurred,' he said. And while his client heard the Taser followed by the gunshots, 'he doesn't recall the timing or how many seconds between it. All that's a bit foggy', he said. Peper said his client has also given a statement to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division. Family members said earlier that two were headed to an auto parts store at the time of the shooting. Peper said they may have had errands planned but his client said they were eventually heading to Scott's house. He said his client has asked for privacy so he can deal with the death of his friend. Saying goodbye: Pallbearers walk Scott's casket to his grave for his burial service on Saturday . Sadness: His heartbroken mother, Judy, is pictured leaving her son's funeral in Charleston last weekend . Fight: Activist Cornel West (center) joins protesters against police violence in Manhattan on April 14 . 'He is torn up. He is a mess,' Peper added to ABC News. 'He hasn't been able to talk to anybody about this.' The father-of-four's death sparked a nationwide debate about police brutality and bias against black people after the witness' video contradicted the police account of the event. Slager, 33, had said that he felt 'threatened' by Scott during a confrontation over his Taser, but the footage revealed the civilian running away before he was shot. Scott was laid to rest last weekend. His casket was draped in an American flag and accompanied by his distraught mother, Judy. Slager has been later charged with murder and fired from the police department. He has yet to enter a plea.
target: Scott was driving Pierre Fulton back to his house after taking him to a nearby church to collect a bag of vegetables on April 4 .
  But they were pulled over for his broken tail light and Scott fled from cops .
  He was shot multiple times by officer Michael Slager, who was charged with his murder after a passerby released cellphone footage of the death .
  Fulton, who had known Scott for several years, said he does not know why his friend ran and did not see the shooting .
  'He is torn up,' his lawyer said .