09-22-2016, 10:28 AM
Oklahoma
An unarmed black man was shot in Tulsa on Friday night. Terence Crutcher's vehicle was stalled with the engine running on the street, obstructing traffic. A couple of people called 911 to report him on the road and acting strangely.
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Police Officer ^ Betty Shelby was not responding to the 911 calls. She was en route to a domestic disturbance call when she came across the abandoned vehicle. She stopped to investigate and says Crutcher (pictured right) walking towards her with his hands in the air (which she thought was weird, but I don't) wasn't responsive, and she assumed he was on something and armed. About a minute and a half later, other cops showed up at the scene and dash cam along with copter cam starts rolling.
Crutcher was tased by another officer right before he was fatally shot by Shelby, from a distance while he had his hands up against the car. An officer heard on audio says just before the shooting that Crutcher "looks like a bad dude." Shelby says she thought he was reaching for a gun through the driver's side window.
Turns out, there was no gun on Crutcher and no gun in the vehicle. The family's attorney (Crump) says the driver's side window was rolled up, in any event. Here's the video of the shooting (it is disturbing), along with some local news commentary and interviews with Terence's twin sister and Attorney Crump.
LE promptly released the police cam and announced an investigation was underway. The chief admitted that the video was very disturbing and there are too many people being shot.
Anyway, protests in Tulsa have been peaceful and the community is pushing for continued transparency, an unbiased investigation, and justice.
An unarmed black man was shot in Tulsa on Friday night. Terence Crutcher's vehicle was stalled with the engine running on the street, obstructing traffic. A couple of people called 911 to report him on the road and acting strangely.
Police Officer ^ Betty Shelby was not responding to the 911 calls. She was en route to a domestic disturbance call when she came across the abandoned vehicle. She stopped to investigate and says Crutcher (pictured right) walking towards her with his hands in the air (which she thought was weird, but I don't) wasn't responsive, and she assumed he was on something and armed. About a minute and a half later, other cops showed up at the scene and dash cam along with copter cam starts rolling.
Crutcher was tased by another officer right before he was fatally shot by Shelby, from a distance while he had his hands up against the car. An officer heard on audio says just before the shooting that Crutcher "looks like a bad dude." Shelby says she thought he was reaching for a gun through the driver's side window.
Turns out, there was no gun on Crutcher and no gun in the vehicle. The family's attorney (Crump) says the driver's side window was rolled up, in any event. Here's the video of the shooting (it is disturbing), along with some local news commentary and interviews with Terence's twin sister and Attorney Crump.
LE promptly released the police cam and announced an investigation was underway. The chief admitted that the video was very disturbing and there are too many people being shot.
Anyway, protests in Tulsa have been peaceful and the community is pushing for continued transparency, an unbiased investigation, and justice.