Terence Crutcher Case

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In the past few days another unarmed black male was shot and killed by a white officer. His name was Terrance Crutcher. Betty Shelby, the white officer identified by police as the one who shot Crutcher, was not the only officer to draw a weapon on him. With three officers standing in a line behind Terence Crutcher and at least one more officer standing several feet behind them, the video shows, his body falls to the pavement. The officer 's attorney says she was afraid Crutcher was reaching for a weapon when she opened fire. The 40-year-old Tulsa man was shot on September 16 in the Oklahoma City after his SUV broke down. The situation could have easily been handled different. The dashcam video shows Crutcher walking toward his SUV with his