Tulsa Cop In Show Trial Says Race Wasn’t A Factor In Shooting

By Bob Owens

Tulsa (OK) police officer Betty Shelby says that race was not a factor in her decision to fire a single, fatal shot at PCP abuser Terrence Crutcher in her first interview since the incident occurred.

Crutcher ignored multiple commands from Shelby to stop and surrender, turned to look at Shelby as if to fix her location, and then reached into his vehicle through the half-open window. Shelby fired, suspecting that Crutcher was reaching for a weapon.

The Tulsa police officer charged with manslaughter for killing an unarmed black man tells Bill Whitaker race had nothing to do with her decision to pull the trigger. Officer Betty Shelby says Terence Crutcher caused his own death through his actions and his failure to heed her commands. Crutcher’s twin sister says video of the incident proves her brother was wrongfully killed. Shelby, who is expected to be criminally tried in May, speaks in her first interview about the incident on the next edition of 60 Minutes Sunday, April 2 at 7 p.m. ET/PT.

The police dash-cam and helicopter videotapes show Crutcher walking back to his vehicle while, Shelby says, she was ordering him to stop. She says she suspected he was intoxicated because …Read the Rest

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