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Tulsa Police Officer Acquitted In Shooting Of Unarmed Black Man

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A jury on Wednesday acquitted a white police officer in the fatal shooting of an unarmed black man who had his hands up. Many of the jurors and the family of Terence Crutcher were in tears as the not-guilty verdict was read for Tulsa police officer Betty Jo Shelby.

Here & Now's Robin Young speaks with Samantha Vicent (@samanthavicent), courthouse reporter for The Tulsa World.

This segment aired on May 18, 2017.

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