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Shelby charged with manslaughter in fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher

Posted at 7:34 AM, Sep 23, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-23 09:34:34-04

(CNN) — Tulsa police officer Betty Shelby was booked at the local county jail early Friday and released shortly after on $50,000 bond.

Shelby has been charged with manslaughter in the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, 40, after his SUV broke down last week.

The criminal complaint against Shelby said her “fear resulted in her unreasonable actions which led her to shooting” Crutcher. She is accused of “unlawfully and unnecessarily” shooting him after he did not comply with her “lawful orders.”

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