BREAKING NEWS
4:15pm CT Thursday 22 September 2016
Jim Lantern
via Twitter and NBC News…
Terence Crutcher Shooting: Tulsa County District Attorney Charges Officer Shelby With Manslaughter – http://goo.gl/news/L6Zz7
Excerpts…
- An Oklahoma police officer has been charged with manslaughter for the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man, the Tulsa County District Attorney announced Thursday.
- Officer Betty Shelby was charged with manslaughter in the first degree for the shooting of Terence Crutcher on Friday night, Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said at a press conference.
- “In the matter of the death of Terence Crutcher, I determine that the filing of the felony crime of manslaughter in the first degree against the Tulsa Police officer Betty Shelby is warranted,” Kunzweiler said.
- Crutcher, 40, was shot and killed as he approached his SUV with his arms raised late Friday. The incident was caught on police helicopter and dashcam video.
Related: Tulsa Cop Betty Shelby’s Past Under Scrutiny After Terence Crutcher Shooting
Also, reported by local News9 on TV, which I just tweeted about at Twitter…
Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby charged with manslaughter, is also a trained EMT, let Terence Crutcher bleed to death after she shot him.
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