Nation Aug 31 A rare conviction, an upcoming murder trial and other major updates in police shooting cases this week By Joshua Barajas
Nation Jul 14 Tulsa officer to resign months after acquittal in shooting death of Terence Crutcher The Tulsa, Oklahoma officer who fatally shot Terence Crutcher last year is resigning from her administrative position at the Tulsa Police Department, a national police union said Friday. A jury acquitted Betty Shelby in May of all charges related to… By Joshua Barajas
Nation Jun 16 Family of Terence Crutcher files civil lawsuit, seeking Tulsa police reform The family of Terence Crutcher, an unarmed black man who was fatally shot by an Oklahoma police officer last year, filed a federal civil rights lawsuit Thursday, stating the encounter demonstrated an excessive use of force. By Joshua Barajas
Nation Oct 06 Column: White people don’t understand the trauma of viral police-killing videos The calls and emails started coming in: “Dr. Williams, are you available for commentary? Have you seen the recent shooting?” Another unarmed black man has been killed by law enforcement. Another life is snuffed out. One more human being who… By Monnica Williams
Nation Sep 22 Tulsa officer charged with first-degree manslaugher in death of Terence Crutcher The Oklahoma police officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher in Tulsa on Sept. 16 has been charged with first-degree manslaughter, prosecutors announced Thursday. By Joshua Barajas
Sep 20 Watch 7:20 Police shooting of Terence Crutcher may test Tulsa tensions By PBS NewsHour There are calls for a federal investigation into the police shooting of Terence Crutcher in Tulsa, Oklahoma. After his car stalled, video footage showed Crutcher, an unarmed black man, walking away from police, arms raised, before being shot. Gwen Ifill… Continue watching
Sep 19 Tulsa police release graphic footage of fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher By Joshua Barajas Terence Crutcher, a Tulsa, Oklahoma, man who was fatally shot by a police officer last week, was not armed, nor was a weapon found in his SUV, the city's police chief said Monday. The Justice Department said it has opened… Continue reading
Jul 22 When black death goes viral, it can trigger PTSD-like trauma By Kenya Downs “We’re witnessing mentally and emotionally traumatizing videos and pictures. It’s enough, it’s just enough. It’s just so overwhelming all the time." - April Reign, managing editor for Broadway Black… Continue reading