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Trial 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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