CONFIRMED: Terrence Crutcher Was High On PCP When Shot By Tulsa Cop

By Bob Owens

Terence Crutcher, the drug-abusing felon who abandoned his running SUV in oncoming traffic before being shot by Tulsa Police officer Betty Shelby when she perceived that he was reaching into his vehicle, was in fact high on PCP when he ignored her commands.

Toxicology tests on the body of Terence Crutcher show he had PCP in his system on September 16, 2016, the day he was shot and killed by Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby.

Shelby is charged with manslaughter in his death.

Crutcher’s SUV was parked in the middle of the road when Shelby was responding to another call, records show. Police said the officer saw the vehicle, which witnesses say had its doors open, while en route to another call.

A witness told a 911 dispatcher that when she saw Crutcher by the vehicle, he was saying his car was going to blow up, and she thought he was “smoking something.”

According to the pathologic diagnoses in the Medical Examiner’s report, Crutcher had a gunshot wound to his chest which caused numerous injuries.

The report also says Crutcher had “acute phencyclidine intoxication.” Phencyclidine is also called PCP.

The positive results could help Shelby’s defense in that she said she perceived Crutcher to be a …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms