An unarmed black man walks on a Tulsa,
Oklahoma, road with his hands in the air. Police officers follow closely behind
him as he approaches his vehicle. He stands beside the car, and then falls to
the ground after one officer pulls the trigger.
Terrece Crutcher, a 40 years old man was
shot by a police officer while walking towards his car and Crutcher's
sister is demanding that prosecutors charge the officer who shot him. And the
police videos of the incident are fueling criticism about the case.
Federal, state and local authorities are
investigating the Friday night shooting.
The officer's attorney says she was afraid
Crutcher was reaching for a weapon when she opened fire. Attorney Benjamin
Crump, part of the legal team representing Crutcher's family, countered at a
Tuesday news conference that Crutcher's window was rolled up; making it
unlikely he was reaching into the car.
The incessant killing of black unarmed persons in America has been a major
issue and it is rather unfortunate that little or nothing is being done to
avert such occurrences.
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