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Tulsa shooting: The unanswered questions | Tulsa shooting: The unanswered questions |
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The shooting of an unarmed black man by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has led to protests and demands by his family for justice. | The shooting of an unarmed black man by police in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has led to protests and demands by his family for justice. |
Terence Crutcher, 40, was shot dead next to his stalled car last Friday. Officers had encountered the car while on their way to another call-out. | Terence Crutcher, 40, was shot dead next to his stalled car last Friday. Officers had encountered the car while on their way to another call-out. |
The incident was caught by two police cameras - one in a helicopter, the other inside a police car - and the officer in question has been charged with first-degree manslaughter. However, much of what happened remains unclear. | |
Did Mr Crutcher lower his hands? | Did Mr Crutcher lower his hands? |
Both sources of footage show armed police approaching Mr Crutcher next to his vehicle - he has his hands in the air, and places them on the side of the car. | Both sources of footage show armed police approaching Mr Crutcher next to his vehicle - he has his hands in the air, and places them on the side of the car. |
It is not clear whether Mr Crutcher drops his hands at any point - his family say he did not - and angles on both videos obscure him moments before he is shot by a stun gun then a gun. | It is not clear whether Mr Crutcher drops his hands at any point - his family say he did not - and angles on both videos obscure him moments before he is shot by a stun gun then a gun. |
Police said soon after the shooting that he had ignored officers' commands, but a lawyer for the Crutcher family said witnesses were "shocked and outraged that he actually was shot" as he had been responding to the requests. | Police said soon after the shooting that he had ignored officers' commands, but a lawyer for the Crutcher family said witnesses were "shocked and outraged that he actually was shot" as he had been responding to the requests. |
Was the car window open? | Was the car window open? |
A lawyer for Betty Shelby, the police officer who shot Mr Crutcher, also said he had ignored officers' commands. | A lawyer for Betty Shelby, the police officer who shot Mr Crutcher, also said he had ignored officers' commands. |
Scott Wood told the Tulsa World newspaper that Mr Crutcher had repeatedly reached into his pockets, despite being told not to. | Scott Wood told the Tulsa World newspaper that Mr Crutcher had repeatedly reached into his pockets, despite being told not to. |
Shots were fired when he reached in through the window of the car, Mr Wood said. | Shots were fired when he reached in through the window of the car, Mr Wood said. |
However, on Tuesday, Mr Crutcher's family held a press conference showing a magnified photo appearing to show blood on the driver's window, indicating it was not open. | However, on Tuesday, Mr Crutcher's family held a press conference showing a magnified photo appearing to show blood on the driver's window, indicating it was not open. |
It is not clear if the window of the back seat was open or not. | It is not clear if the window of the back seat was open or not. |
Were there drugs involved? | Were there drugs involved? |
While Betty Shelby came across the stalled car while on an unrelated call, audio released by police shows a phone call was made by a member of the public about concerns someone was "smoking something". | While Betty Shelby came across the stalled car while on an unrelated call, audio released by police shows a phone call was made by a member of the public about concerns someone was "smoking something". |
Mr Wood also said that Officer Shelby, thanks to training she had received, suspected Mr Crutcher was under the influence of PCP, a synthetic drug. | Mr Wood also said that Officer Shelby, thanks to training she had received, suspected Mr Crutcher was under the influence of PCP, a synthetic drug. |
On Tuesday, police confirmed to the Tulsa World that a vial of the drug was found in the car. | On Tuesday, police confirmed to the Tulsa World that a vial of the drug was found in the car. |
"Let us not be thrown a red herring and to say because something was found in the car that is justification to shoot him," Crutcher family lawyer Benjamin Crump said. | "Let us not be thrown a red herring and to say because something was found in the car that is justification to shoot him," Crutcher family lawyer Benjamin Crump said. |
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