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Tulsa police officer, Betty Shelby, knew Terence Crutcher killing was ‘bad shoot’ – Prosecutors

&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpcnt">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"wpa">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<span class&equals;"wpa-about">Advertisements<&sol;span>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<div class&equals;"u top&lowbar;amp">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<amp-ad width&equals;"300" height&equals;"265"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; type&equals;"pubmine"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-siteid&equals;"109460728"&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab; data-section&equals;"1">&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;amp-ad>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div>&NewLine;&Tab;&Tab;<&sol;div><header id&equals;"ra-headers">&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 id&equals;"ra-headline"><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;"><strong>Prosecutors told court police knew Crutcher killing was &&num;8216&semi;bad shoot&&num;8217&semi; <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;"><strong>Tulsa Police officer Betty Shelby is trial for manslaughter<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;"><strong>Shelby&comma; 43&comma; shot 40-year-old father of four&comma; Terence Crutcher on Sept&period; 16&comma; opening fire after he refused commands to lie down&period;<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;"><strong>10-year veteran Shelby&comma; said she believed that the motorist&comma; may have been reaching into his car for a gun<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;"><strong>Dashcam clearly show Crutcher with hands up as she shot him <&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><span style&equals;"color&colon;&num;1c0101&semi;"><strong>Faces 4 years to life in prison&comma; if convicted<&sol;strong><&sol;span><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;header>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"ra-body-wrap">&NewLine;<div class&equals;"ra-module top h">&NewLine;<figure class&equals;"ra-figure"><figcaption><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-185466" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;betty-shelby5&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Betty Shelby5&period;jpg" width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"998" &sol;><&sol;figcaption><&sol;figure>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<h6 id&equals;"ra-body"><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-185570" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;betty-shelby-in-court-7&period;png" alt&equals;"Betty Shelby in court 7&period;png" width&equals;"743" height&equals;"518" &sol;><strong> Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby appears in court for closing<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<article>An Oklahoma cop facing a manslaughter trial in last year&&num;8217&semi;s shooting death of Terence Crutcher&comma; knew immediately that she erred in her assessment of thee situation prosecutors in Tulsa Oklahoma said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The other officers around Tulsa cop Betty Jo Shelby knew it was a &&num;8220&semi;bad shoot&&num;8221&semi; after she shot and <a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2017&sol;04&sol;07&sol;after-interview-blaming-her-victim-judge-reprimands-tulsa-police-officer-betty-shelby-accused-of-killing-terence-crutcher-for-going-on-60-minutes-to-say-he-caused-his-own-death&sol;">killed Terence Crutcher<&sol;a>&comma; prosecutors said&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;A jury heard closing arguments in Shelby’s manslaughter trial Wednesday morning&comma; and was left to deliberate on a verdict for the killing that sparked nationwide outrage&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;In closing&comma;  District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler who all through the trial hed pointed out glaring lattitudes police gave the defendant during invetigations and interviews&comma; accused state police of trying to shield one of their own&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;He said an outside investigation was necessary because Shelby&&num;8217&semi;s police interview was a &&num;8220&semi;setup job&&num;8221&semi; to shield Shelby from a criminal case&period;<&sol;article>&NewLine;<article>The defense countered&comma; calling DA Kunzweiler a &&num;8216&semi;hypocrite&&num;8217&semi; for prosecuting officer shelby&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-185568" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;betty-shelby82&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Betty Shelby8&period;jpg" width&equals;"750" height&equals;"500" &sol;><strong> Betty Shelby appears in court to begin her trial on Thursday<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>Officer Betty Shelby&comma; 43&comma; is facing two counts of first-degree manslaughter becausee she stopped after seeing Crutcher&comma; a 40-year-old father of four&comma; in the middle of a road on Sept&period; 16&comma; opening fire after he refused commands to lie down&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The 10-year veteran of Tulsa PD has claimed she believed that the motorist&comma; whose hands were seen up in video of the shooting&comma; may have been reaching into his car for a gun&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;<a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;2017&sol;04&sol;07&sol;after-interview-blaming-her-victim-judge-reprimands-tulsa-police-officer-betty-shelby-accused-of-killing-terence-crutcher-for-going-on-60-minutes-to-say-he-caused-his-own-death&sol;" rel&equals;"bookmark"> Judge reprimands Tulsa police officer&comma; Betty Shelby&comma; accused of killing Terence Crutcher for going on ’60 Minutes’ to say he caused his own death<&sol;a><&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"ra-caption"><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;04&sol;terence-crutcher1&period;jpg&quest;w&equals;620" alt&equals;"Terence Crutcher&comma;1&period;jpg" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;Terence Crutcher was shot and killed by Shelby in September&comma; 2016<&sol;h6>&NewLine;<&sol;article>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;<p>On trial  in last year&&num;8217&semi;s shooting death of Terence Crutcher&comma; officer Shelby said in a tearful &&num;8220&semi;60 Minutes&&num;8221&semi; interview&comma; last month that her victim is to blame for his own death&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The 10-year veteran of the Tulsa police department said Crutcher&&num;8217&semi;s apparent drug-induced behavior contributed to the fateful September confrontation&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;She said she drove past the 40-year-old Crutcher standing &&num;8220&semi;zombie-like&&num;8221&semi; in the roadway about 10 minutes before the shooting occurred&period;God complex&colon; Betty Shelby told CBS&comma;the man she shot caused his own death<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6><img src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;betty-shelby5&period;jpg&quest;w&equals;612" alt&equals;"Betty Shelby5&period;jpg" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>Officer Shelby said Crutcher wouldn&&num;8217&semi;t obey commands and &&num;8216&semi;made her do it&&num;8217&semi;<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-185488" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;officer-betty-shelby-talks-to-cbs-news-on-april-3&period;jpg" alt&equals;"officer-betty-shelby-talks-to-cbs-news-on-april-3&period;jpg" width&equals;"620" height&equals;"346" &sol;><br &sol;>&NewLine;<strong>God complex&colon; Betty Shelby told CBS&comma;the man she shot caused his own death<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<div id&equals;"ra-body-wrap">&NewLine;<article id&equals;"ra-body"><a href&equals;"http&colon;&sol;&sol;www&period;cbsnews&period;com&sol;news&sol;terence-crutcher-unarmed-black-man-shooting-60-minutes&sol;" target&equals;"&lowbar;blank" rel&equals;"noopener noreferrer">Speaking with Bill Whitaker on 60 minutes<&sol;a> Shelby shed light on her thought process at the time&colon;  &&num;8220&semi;And he&&num;8217&semi;s standing there motionless&period; And I thought&comma; &&num;8216&semi;Hmmm&period; I wonder if he&&num;8217&semi;s on PCP&comma;'&&num;8221&semi;  she said<br &sol;>&NewLine;She has also claimed that he appeared to be high&comma; with a vial of PCP found in his car and the drug found in his system during an autopsy&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;However&comma; no gun was found&comma; and prosecutors say Crutcher posed no threat to officers and he did nothing aggressive&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;Shelby&comma; who also said that she relied on her training when deciding to shoot rather than use a Taser&comma; said in an interview last month that Crutcher caused his own death&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"ra-nativo ic"><strong> <img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-185481" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;terence-crutcher-was-shot-with-his-arms-raised1&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Terence Crutcher was shot with his arms raised1&period;jpg" width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"889" &sol;>Crutcher was standing hands in the air when the shooting began<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<h6 class&equals;"ra-nativo ic"><strong><img class&equals;"alignnone size-full wp-image-185464" src&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;konniemoments&period;com&sol;wp-content&sol;uploads&sol;2017&sol;05&sol;terence-crutcher-was-shot-with-his-arms-raised&period;jpg" alt&equals;"Terence Crutcher was shot with his arms raised" width&equals;"1200" height&equals;"764" &sol;>Terence Crutcher&&num;8217&semi;s hands were seen up in video as Shelby shot him&period; Officer Betty Shelby didn&&num;8217&semi;t stop until he stopped moving<&sol;strong><&sol;h6>&NewLine;<p>However&comma; Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler said that other officers knew the shooting was wrong immediately afterwards&comma; with a fellow cop telling Shelby &&num;8220&semi;not to say a word&period;&&num;8221&semi;<br &sol;>&NewLine;The officer faces from four years to life in prison if convicted&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;article>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<&sol;div>&NewLine;

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