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Okla. Medical Examiner Releases Terence Crutcher Autopsy Report
Terence Crutcher, the unarmed black man who was fatally shot by a white female police officer in Tulsa, Okla., had PCP in his system when he died from the fatal gunshot wound, according to a medical examiner’s report released Tuesday, the Washington Post reports. The report, from the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner in…
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Tulsa Officer Betty Shelby Pleads Not Guilty in Shooting Death of Terence Crutcher
Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby is pleading not guilty in the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, for which she has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, the Associated Press reports. Shannon McMurray, Shelby’s attorney, entered the not guilty plea on her client’s behalf, the newswire notes. Shelby did not say anything at the court appearance Friday.…
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I Think About My Funeral When Police Stop Me
What was Terence Cutcher thinking about before those Tulsa, Okla., police killed him? Every time cops stop me while I’m driving my car in the middle of the night, I begin thinking about how good my funeral will be. I think about a packed funeral home with standing room only. I have lots of friends,…
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Watch: High School Football Team Lie on Their Backs With Hands Up as Colin Kaepernick Looks On
And it don’t stop. The police killings continue, as do the protests against them. On Friday night, former NFL player Kirk Morrison shared a powerful photo showing San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick kneeling during the national anthem while players from Castlemont High School in Oakland, Calif., lay on their backs with their hands up.…
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Terence Crutcher Laid to Rest in Tulsa, Okla.
More than 1,000 people came out Saturday night in Tulsa, Okla., to celebrate the life and mourn the tragic death of Terence Crutcher. Crutcher, who was 40 years old, died at the hands of Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby on Sept. 16. Crutcher was unarmed and reportedly had his hands in the air for much…
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Terence Crutcher's Death Ruled a Homicide
The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of Terence Crutcher a homicide, the Associated Press reports. According to the report, Crutcher died from a “penetrating gunshot wound of chest.” Crutcher was shot and killed by Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby, who has since been charged with first-degree manslaughter. Spokesperson of the medical…
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Okla. Officer Charged With Manslaughter in Terence Crutcher's Death Released on Bond
The Tulsa, Okla., police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher was booked at the local county jail Friday morning before being released shortly afterward on a $50,000 bond, CNN reports. Officer Betty Shelby was charged with first-degree felony manslaughter and had a warrant issued for her arrest Thursday. The criminal complaint against her states…
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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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The Wash, Rinse, and Repeat of Being Black In America Today
My daily morning routine (unfortunately) currently feels a lot like Groundhog Day. I wake up and peruse Facebook and without fail, nearly every day I’m met with another story of some Black person meeting their demise at the hands of law enforcement. I’m then generally moved to saying some sort of muffled profanity as to…
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Trump 'Troubled' by Tulsa, Okla., Police Shooting: Terence Crutcher Did 'Everything You're Supposed to Do'
As election 2016 winds down, the fight for “the Black Vote” continues. To that end, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said he is “troubled” by the police shooting of Terence Crutcher and suggested that maybe his killer—Tulsa, Okla., Police Officer Betty Shelby—shouldn’t be a police officer, The Hill reports. Trump made this penny-with-a-hole-in-it statement Wednesday at New Spirit Revival Center in Cleveland…