Tulsa officer charged with manslaughter of Terence Crutcher

Betty Shelby, the white police officer involved in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on Friday has been charged with first-degree manslaughter. A court filing by prosecutors said Shelby “unlawfully and unnecessarily” shot Terence Crutcher because he was refusing to comply with her orders. Investigators allege Shelby “reacted unreasonably by escalating the situation”. Shelby allegedly shot Crutcher, 40, in the right side of his chest during an encounter beside Crutcher’s SUV on 16 September. Shelby was charged and released on bail. She faces four years to life if convicted.