Vigil planned 5 years after killing of Terence Crutcher

A vigil is scheduled Thursday night in remembrance of Terence Crutcher five years after he was shot and killed by a white Tulsa police officer.

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Vigil planned 5 years after killing of Terence Crutcher

Gitzel Puente

<p>A pistillate holds a photograph of Terence Crutcher during a rally extracurricular the Tulsa County Courthouse Sept. 19, 2016.</p>

Posted at 10:49 AM, Sep 16, 2021

and past updated 2021-09-16 11:50:31-04

TULSA, Okla. — A vigil is scheduled Thursday nighttime successful remembrance of Terence Crutcher 5 years aft helium was changeable and killed by a achromatic Tulsa constabulary officer.

Crutcher's household is organizing the vigil astatine the 36th Street North Event Center astatine 7:40 p.m. -- the aforesaid clip Betty Shelby changeable and killed him a half-decade ago.

On Sept. 16, 2016, Shelby killed Crutcher portion helium stood extracurricular his SUV successful the mediate of a Tulsa roadworthy arsenic helium held his hands successful the air.

A assemblage acquitted Shelby of a first-degree manslaughter charge, and she'd aboriginal resign from the Tulsa Police Department.

Since his death, the Terence Crutcher Foundation, led by his sister Dr. Tiffany Crutcher, has been moving to combat constabulary brutality arsenic good arsenic enactment the resurgence of Black Wall Street successful downtown Tulsa.

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