White Oklahoma cop who fatally shot unarmed black man with his hands up won't face charges [View all]
The Justice Department announced on Friday that Betty Jo Shelby, the white police officer who sparked outrage in 2016 after she fatally shot an unarmed black man Tulsa, Okla., will not face federal civil rights charges.
According to The New York Times, the government agency said that it was unable to find sufficient evidence to prove the Shelby willfully used unreasonable force when she killed 40-year-old Terence Crutcher.
In footage of the ordeal, Crutcher could be seen holding his hands above his head when Shelby shot him. However, the Justice Department said that it hasn’t found sufficient evidence to prove Shelby’s use of force against Crutcher was “objectively unreasonable,” according to The Times.
R. Trent Shores, an attorney representing the Northern District of Oklahoma, said:
“... the evidence in this case did not support pursuing criminal prosecution. Moving forward, I hope that citizens and law enforcement will continue to work together to better our community,”
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