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. Suggested Reading Civil Rights Lawyer: How a KKK Law is Being Used to Silence Two Black Women in Minneapolis Shocking Cause for ‘The Blind Side’ Actor Quinton Aaron Health Issues Revealed Rapper Suspended From Twitch After…

The Oklahoma State Medical Examiner’s Office has ruled the death of Terence Crutcher a homicide, the Associated Press reports.

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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 examiner’s office Amy Elliott said that a full autopsy report and toxicology results are not yet completed. An attorney for Shelby said that the officer believed Crutcher was using the drug PCP, and a police spokesperson has confirmed that the drug was found in Crutcher’s SUV.

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