Tulsa police record 7 fatal shootings in 2016
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January 5, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — Tulsa police officers fatally shot seven people in 2016, a year after the department recorded zero incidents of deadly force.
The agency has recorded 27 officer-involved fatal shootings since 2007, which averages to about two or three such incidents annually. Last year had the most fatal incidents during that time span, and 2015 had the least.
Police Sgt. Dave Walker said five of last year's cases were determined to be justified, the Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/2hMxCOH ) reported.
The year's most high-profile use of deadly force involved the Sept. 16 shooting of Terence Crut...
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