feidin santana , 23 , went to the scott family 's charleston , south carolina home on thursday to meet with the slain man 's mourning relatives .
he was embraced by the man 's parents and son , who told him that he should now consider them family .
santana has been hailed a hero for filming the moment officer michael slager fired eight shots at scott as he ran away on saturday , killing him .
after the video emerged , the officer was arrested and charged with murder .