Terence Crutcher police shooting: Justice Department investigating - CNN.com
(CNN)On August 16, Oklahoma twins Terence and Tiffany Crutcher celebrated their 40th birthday. Terence, a God-loving father who sang at church every week, had enrolled at a community college in Tulsa, where he hoped to earn a degree.
"I'm going to show you," Terence recently texted his sister. "I'm going to make you all proud."
He never was able to follow through on that promise.
On the night of September 16, exactly one month later, Crutcher's SUV broke down, according to his family.
After police responded to a 911 call about the vehicle, the black man found himself raising his hands high above his head. Moments later, Officer Betty Shelby fatally shot Crutcher. He was later found to be unarmed, according to authorities.
Circling above the scene, one police officer in the helicopter can be heard referring to Crutcher as a "bad dude," according to audio from police footage.
"I'm going to tell you right here now: There was no gun on the suspect or in the suspect's vehicle," Jordan said.
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Seems before he was shot, he was tasered. Guess the taser wasn't enough. It wasn't a police chase. His SUV broke down and was blocking road.
Can't wait to see how Trump Republicans spin this.