A South Carolina grand jury indicted former North Charleston police officer Michael Slager with murder for fatally shooting an unarmed black man in the back earlier this year.

In a video of the shooting, 50-year-old Walter Lamar Scott is seen running away while Officer Slager, 33, fires eight shots, fatally striking him in the back. The incident occurred on April 4 after Slager pulled Scott over during a traffic stop in North Charleston. Raw video from the cop's dash cam shows that Scott ran away on foot while Slager was looking up his information, reports CNN.

After chasing Scott down, Slager stated in a police report that Scott tried to take his stun gun during a struggle. However, witness Feidin Santana, who recorded the video of the shooting, says that Scott did not try to grab the officer's Taser and that Scott was trying to get away.

On Monday, lawyers representing Scott's family applauded the indictment.

"Today was just an example that if you just keep the faith, even in the darkest times, you'll see the light," said attorney Chris Stewart, after news of the indictment broke, reports CNN. "But this is just step one."

If found guilty, the former officer could face up to life in prison.

Following the indictment, Scott's brother Anthony told NBC's Kate Snow that his family will not rest until the police officer is sentenced to "life in prison."

Scott went on to say that neither he or his family is ready to relive the tragedy during a trial.

"I don't feel like I'm ready for it to go into trial just yet, but we'll be ready when the time comes," he said.

Attorney Justin Bamberg also confirmed during the interview that the Scott family plans to file a civil lawsuit sometime within the next several months.

Watch the interview below.