Overnight, protesters blocked off several streets and a portion of I-85 near the scene of the crime, rallying for justice.
Authorities rushed the man to Carolinas Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
As two separate investigations continue, led by the Justice Department and the Tulsa County District Attorney's office, more details emerge regarding Crutcher and Betty Shelby, the officer who fatally shot Crutcher in the middle of the road as he walked with his hands up towards his SUV.
Terence Crutcher, a 40-year-old Tulsa, Oklahoma man, is dead after police shot him. Like many before him, Crutcher was Black and unarmed.
A video recording of the shooting shows that Charles, who is now 15, posed no threat at the time of the shooting. Charles' lawyers say the teen had dropped the gun and had his hands above his head when Officer Jonathan Rivera fired the shots.
KSEE-TV reports the two officers involved are on administrative leave. This is the seventh police-involved shooting in Fresno this year.
UPDATED: Monday, June 13, 11:45 AM EST Dallas police on Saturday charged a 29-year-old man after a shooting at Dallas Love Field Airport that was captured in a stunning cell phone video. Shawn Diamond, 29, was charged with assault family violence and aggravated assault on a public servant, reports BuzzFeed. The incident occurred Friday afternoon while he […]
Taylor was killed just two days short of the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown's death in Ferguson, Missouri, igniting frustration and outrage across the nation in regards to police-involved shootings and unarmed Black teens.
