A South Carolina trooper just pleaded guilty in the shooting of an unarmed black man

A white South Carolina trooper pleaded guilty Monday in the 2014 shooting of an unarmed black man at a traffic stop, The Associated Press reports.

Sean Groubert, who stopped Levar Jones as he was walking to a convenience store, fired four shots as Jones was reaching into his car for his driver's license. The incident was caught on video, and Groubert was fired afterward.

Jones, who survived being shot in the hip, walked into the courtroom Monday with a limp, AP reports. The 32-year-old trooper could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison.

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