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Okla. Officer Who Killed Terence Crutcher Charged With Manslaughter
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer involved in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher has been charged with first-degree felony manslaughter, NPR reports. On Friday, Police Officer Betty Shelby fatally shot Crutcher on a Tulsa highway after his car broke down. Video of the shooting showed Crutcher raising his hands as he walked to his vehicle,…
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Congressional Black Caucus Plans March to Justice Department Over Police Shootings
At their weekly Wednesday meeting, members of the Congressional Black Caucus discussed the problem of police shootings and what to do about it. “It’s become way too common, way too routine. This cannot be like business as usual anymore,” said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.) as he left the House floor for votes Wednesday afternoon. After…
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Justice Department, State of Okla. Launch Investigation Into Death of Terence Crutcher
Oklahoma has launched a criminal investigation into the police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man who was seen on video walking with his hands in the air, Reuters reports. Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby fatally shot Crutcher, 40, after his vehicle broke down Friday. Authorities have said that Crutcher…
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Watch: Did Okla. Police Go Too Far by Pepper-Spraying an 84-Year-Old Woman?
Muskogee, Okla., police are investigating a pepper-spray incident involving an 84-year-old woman in her home. Fox 23 reports that officers were looking for Geneva Smith’s son last week when it occurred. He ran into his home, where police used a Taser on him. Smith then came out to see what was going on, and one of about four…
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Noose Display Along Okla. Highway Shocks Drivers
A controversial warning that included three nooses put up on private property along Highway 75 in Oklahoma was taken down after social media began to take notice of the display, NewsOn6 reports. According to the report, the nooses, which were hung on a tree, accompanied a sign that read, “It’s best not to be hanging…
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Report: Okla. Inmate Died After Being Strangled by Jailers
A Caddo County, Okla., jail inmate died after being strangled when jailers put him in a neck hold, The Frontier reports. Darius Randell Robinson, 41, died April 5, just a few days after being arrested on warrants for unpaid child support, the site notes. Jailers initially said that Robinson had tried to escape his cell…
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Final Okla. Teen Sentenced in Murder of Australian Student
The final Oklahoma teenager involved in the 2013 shooting death of an Australian student has been sentenced, CBS News reports. James Edwards Jr., now 18, was the last of four teens to be sentenced in the murder of 22-year-old Christopher Lane, who was shot to death while jogging in Duncan, Okla. Lane was in the…
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Okla. ‘Play’ Cop Sentenced to 4 Years in Prison for Fatally Shooting Unarmed Man
Tulsa County, Okla., Reserve Sheriff’s Deputy Robert Bates, who fatally shot an unarmed black suspect, was sentenced to four years in prison Tuesday. The 73-year-old volunteer sheriff’s deputy maintained that he had been reaching for his Taser during an April 2015 undercover sting operation when he accidentally grabbed his gun and shot Eric Harris as…
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Okla. High School Graduate With Cerebral Palsy Walks for the 1st Time to Receive His Diploma
On Friday, Oklahoma high school graduate Micah McDade accomplished two amazing milestones. Not only did McDade accept his diploma that day, but the graduate—who was born with cerebral palsy, a disorder that affects movement, muscle tone or posture—walked for the first time in public in order to receive his certificate, the Okmulgee News Network reports. The…
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Okla. Mom Stops Burglar With Crutch and Vacuum
An Oklahoma City mother was shocked Tuesday morning when a burglar forced his way through a locked window and threw his backpack inside her house. “I was afraid. I was freaked out about the whole situation because I had this guy I don’t know hanging from my window trying to get in,” Natalie Williamson told Fox…