karen sharpe , the mother of north charleston police officer michael slager , defended her son in an interview , saying she can not believe that he would do anything like what he 's accused of .
she also expressed her sympathy for walter scott 's family , the man her son shot dead .
sharpe also expressed sympathy for walter scott 's -lrb- above -rrb- family , noting this event has caused them both to ` change forever ' ` i just ca n't , ' sharpe told abc news .