Family of slain Oklahoma man says audio proves racial bias
March 31, 2017
TULSA, Okla. (AP) — The attorney for an Oklahoma police officer accused in the shooting death of a black man says a potentially "prejudicial" audio recording should be barred from trial because it's inflammatory.
Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby is charged with first-degree manslaughter in the Sept. 16 killing of Terence Crutcher, the Tulsa World (http://bit.ly/2nzEbJb ) reported. Shelby has pleaded not guilty.
Officer Mark Richert and Betty Shelby's husband, Officer David Shelby, watched her interaction with Crutcher from a helicopter.
Richert, the pilot of the helicopter, is heard on the re...
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