Originally Posted By: helenwheels



Tulsa Police Say Man Had No Gun; Video Shows He Had Hands Up

An unarmed black man killed by a white Oklahoma officer who was responding to a stalled vehicle can be seen in police video walking away from officers and toward his SUV with his hands up before he approaches the driver's side door, where he drops to the ground after being shocked with a stun gun then fatally shot.

In Tulsa police helicopter footage that was among several clips released Monday showing the shooting of 40-year-old Terence Crutcher and its aftermath, a man in the helicopter that arrives above the scene as Crutcher walks to the vehicle can be heard saying "time for a Taser." He then says: "That looks like a bad dude, too. Probably on something."

Police Chief Chuck Jordan announced before the video and audio recordings' release that Crutcher had no weapon on him or in his SUV when he was shot Friday. It's not clear from the footage what led Betty Shelby, the officer who fired the fatal shot, to draw her gun or what orders officers might have given Crutcher. Local and federal investigations are underway to determine whether criminal charges are warranted in the shooting or if Crutcher's civil rights were violated.


http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/tulsa-police-release-dashcam-video-fatal-shooting-42192589


This video gives a statement by the Tulsa police chief followed by a helicopter view of the incident, then a statement by Terence Crutcher's sister.

Very sad and disturbing. I can't come up with a reason why Officer Betty Shelby would shoot and kill an unarmed man down on the ground following a Taser shot. Did she intend to grab her Taser and pull out her gun by mistake? From other reports it appears that none of the ground officers had body cams, so we won't get to see what happened from their perspective.

http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2016/...ation/90716058/

This has a second POV from an approaching police car:
http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/dist...ar-sy-juno-gen4

Last edited by Faithful1; 09/20/16 06:44 PM.