Tulsa mayor commends investigators in shooting

Tulsa District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler announced Thursday afternoon that Police Officer Betty Shelby will be charged with first-degree manslaughter, a felony, in the shooting of Terence Crutcher.

Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler charged Tulsa officer Betty Shelby in the September 16 shooting death of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher. He also said, as Raw Story , "arrangements are being made for her surrender to the Tulsa County Sheriffs Department".

The head of Miami's police union has inserted himself in the controversy over the police shooting of Terence Crutcher, a black man who was shot and killed by police last Friday.

At least two dozen protesters have gathered outside the Tulsa County courthouse after the district attorney charged a white officer who shot and killed an unarmed black man with first-degree manslaughter. He refused to follow commands given by the officers.

Officers had discovered Crutcher and his stalled SUV in the middle of a road, police spokeswoman Jeanne MacKenzie said on Saturday.

However, Ortiz posts a video on , linking to his Vimeo page, that he says shows Crutcher put his hands down just seconds prior to the shooting with the intention of reaching inside his vehicle via the driver's side window.

No gun was found in his vehicle, but police say they found PCP.

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"She continues to get him to talk to her, but she won't", Crump said.

"Officer Shelby acted unreasonably by escalating the situation", the affidavit reads, adding that "she became emotionally involved to the point that she over-reacted".

Among the definitions in Oklahoma for first-degree manslaughter is a killing "perpetrated unnecessarily either while resisting an attempt by the person killed to commit a crime, or after such attempt shall have failed".

Shelby faces between four years and life in prison if convicted.

Tulsa Mayor Dewey Bartlett said police worked quickly to provide Kunzweiler with the information he needed to decide whether to charge the officer. "These are important steps to ensure that justice and accountability prevails".

Multiple police cameras, including ones mounted in squad cars and in a helicopter, captured the Crutcher shooting on tape. Footage showed Crutcher raising his hands and then placing them on the SUV as officers encircled him.

In the videos, the officers surround Crutcher and he suddenly drops to the ground.


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