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| Tulsa Officer Betty Shelby opened fire in 'heat of passion' | Tulsa Officer Betty Shelby opened fire in 'heat of passion' |
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| An Oklahoma police officer has been charged with first-degree manslaughter "in the heat of passion" over the fatal shooting of a black motorist. | An Oklahoma police officer has been charged with first-degree manslaughter "in the heat of passion" over the fatal shooting of a black motorist. |
| Tulsa officer Betty Shelby was booked into the county jail early on Friday and released minutes later on bail. | Tulsa officer Betty Shelby was booked into the county jail early on Friday and released minutes later on bail. |
| Prosecutors say she "reacted unreasonably" when she killed 40-year-old Terence Crutcher on 16 September. | Prosecutors say she "reacted unreasonably" when she killed 40-year-old Terence Crutcher on 16 September. |
| North Carolina police, meanwhile, are under mounting pressure to release video from another fatal shooting. | North Carolina police, meanwhile, are under mounting pressure to release video from another fatal shooting. |
| Tulsa has been spared the unrest seen in the city of Charlotte this week after a black policeman shot a black citizen. | Tulsa has been spared the unrest seen in the city of Charlotte this week after a black policeman shot a black citizen. |
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| Tulsa shooting: The inconsistencies | Tulsa shooting: The inconsistencies |
| The Tulsa County affidavit, filed with the charge against Officer Shelby, accuses her of "escalating the situation from a confrontation with Mr Crutcher". | The Tulsa County affidavit, filed with the charge against Officer Shelby, accuses her of "escalating the situation from a confrontation with Mr Crutcher". |
| She is charged with "becoming emotionally involved to the point that she over reacted", according to Thursday's court document. | |
| Oklahoma law defines "heat of passion" in manslaughter cases as a strong emotion "that would naturally affect the ability to reason and render the mind incapable of cool reflection". | |
| If convicted, she faces a minimum of four years in prison. | |
| Officer Shelby posted a $50,000 (£38,000) bond and was released at 01:31 (05:31 GMT) on Friday, minutes after arriving for a booking photo, according to jail records. | Officer Shelby posted a $50,000 (£38,000) bond and was released at 01:31 (05:31 GMT) on Friday, minutes after arriving for a booking photo, according to jail records. |
| The affidavit says she told homicide investigators "she was in fear for her life and thought Mr Crutcher was going to kill her". | The affidavit says she told homicide investigators "she was in fear for her life and thought Mr Crutcher was going to kill her". |
| "When she began following Mr Crutcher to the vehicle with her duty weapon drawn, she was yelling for him to stop and get on his knees repeatedly," it says. | "When she began following Mr Crutcher to the vehicle with her duty weapon drawn, she was yelling for him to stop and get on his knees repeatedly," it says. |
| The affidavit says Mr Crutcher was not responding to Officer Shelby's verbal commands and was walking away from her with his hands held up. | The affidavit says Mr Crutcher was not responding to Officer Shelby's verbal commands and was walking away from her with his hands held up. |
| Prosecutors say Officer Shelby either killed the father-of-four impulsively in a fit of anger, or that she wrongly killed him as she sought to detain him. | Prosecutors say Officer Shelby either killed the father-of-four impulsively in a fit of anger, or that she wrongly killed him as she sought to detain him. |
| Police acknowledge that Mr Crutcher did not have a gun on him or in his vehicle. | Police acknowledge that Mr Crutcher did not have a gun on him or in his vehicle. |
| The affidavit also indicates that Officer Shelby "cleared the driver's side front" of Mr Crutcher's vehicle before she began interacting with him. | The affidavit also indicates that Officer Shelby "cleared the driver's side front" of Mr Crutcher's vehicle before she began interacting with him. |
| This would indicate she had checked whether there was a gun on the driver's side of the vehicle. | This would indicate she had checked whether there was a gun on the driver's side of the vehicle. |
| Mr Crutcher's twin sister, Tiffany Crutcher, said her family welcomed the charge. | Mr Crutcher's twin sister, Tiffany Crutcher, said her family welcomed the charge. |
| Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons said: "We are happy that charges were brought, but let me clear - the family wants and deserves full justice." | Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons said: "We are happy that charges were brought, but let me clear - the family wants and deserves full justice." |
| Dashcam and aerial footage does not offer a clear view of the moment Officer Shelby fired the single shot that killed Mr Crutcher. | Dashcam and aerial footage does not offer a clear view of the moment Officer Shelby fired the single shot that killed Mr Crutcher. |
| Her lawyer has said she opened fire when Mr Crutcher began to reach into his vehicle window. | Her lawyer has said she opened fire when Mr Crutcher began to reach into his vehicle window. |
| But the Crutcher family lawyers say enhanced video from a police helicopter shows the vehicle's window was closed. | But the Crutcher family lawyers say enhanced video from a police helicopter shows the vehicle's window was closed. |
| Officer Shelby encountered Mr Crutcher's vehicle on a city street, straddling the centre line, as she made her way to a domestic violence call. | Officer Shelby encountered Mr Crutcher's vehicle on a city street, straddling the centre line, as she made her way to a domestic violence call. |
| Police say a vial of the drug PCP was found in the vehicle. | Police say a vial of the drug PCP was found in the vehicle. |
| The shooting followed a long history of troubled race relations in Tulsa, dating to the city's 1921 race riot that left about 300 black residents dead. | The shooting followed a long history of troubled race relations in Tulsa, dating to the city's 1921 race riot that left about 300 black residents dead. |
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