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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsTrial begins for white Tulsa cop charged in shooting death of unarmed black man
Source: ABC News
Trial begins for white Tulsa cop charged in shooting death of unarmed black man
By EMILY SHAPIRO - May 10, 2017, 1:28 PM ET
Betty Shelby, a white Tulsa police officer accused of fatally shooting Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, is going on trial for manslaughter.
Shelby, 43, shot and killed Crutcher, 40, after approaching him on the street on Sept. 16 after his car broke down. Video shows him walking away from her with his hands on his head.
The Tulsa County District Attorney's office claims Shelby "reacted unreasonably by escalating the situation from a confrontation with Mr. Crutcher, who was not responding to verbal commands and was walking away from her with his hands help up, becoming emotionally involved to the point that she overreacted."
Attorneys for Shelby, who has been on unpaid leave since the shooting, said that before the video started Shelby had repeatedly ordered Crutcher to stop walking away and to get on the ground, The Associated Press reported. Shelby's attorneys have also said she feared for her life and thought Crutcher was reaching into his car for a gun, the AP reported.
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By EMILY SHAPIRO - May 10, 2017, 1:28 PM ET
Betty Shelby, a white Tulsa police officer accused of fatally shooting Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man, is going on trial for manslaughter.
Shelby, 43, shot and killed Crutcher, 40, after approaching him on the street on Sept. 16 after his car broke down. Video shows him walking away from her with his hands on his head.
The Tulsa County District Attorney's office claims Shelby "reacted unreasonably by escalating the situation from a confrontation with Mr. Crutcher, who was not responding to verbal commands and was walking away from her with his hands help up, becoming emotionally involved to the point that she overreacted."
Attorneys for Shelby, who has been on unpaid leave since the shooting, said that before the video started Shelby had repeatedly ordered Crutcher to stop walking away and to get on the ground, The Associated Press reported. Shelby's attorneys have also said she feared for her life and thought Crutcher was reaching into his car for a gun, the AP reported.
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Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/trial-begins-white-tulsa-cop-charged-shooting-death/story?id=47272976
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Trial begins for white Tulsa cop charged in shooting death of unarmed black man (Original Post)
Eugene
May 2017
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Runningdawg
(4,516 posts)1. The Tulsa World
has already pointed out that Sharpton will be visiting for the 2nd time to "stir the pot" yet they are the ones who have posed the question - Will Tulsa repeat the race riot of 1921? Most of the comments posted to that article on line would make you puke. This trial should never have been scheduled in Tulsa Co.
Runningdawg
(4,516 posts)2. Bump
I am a little surprised there were no more posts in this thread.
Here in Tulsa I'm following along, guess I will drop what info I have here for the curious.
Posted in the Tulsa World today:
"On cross-examination, defense attorney Shannon McMurray highlighted a screwdriver Campbell photographed in the SUV's center console. She said the screwdriver could have been perceived as a weapon."
Pathetic. SMH