If convicted, Betty Shelby could face at least 4 years in prison. The maximum is life in prison. #terencecrutcher https://t.co/nQDLWBiTRH pic.twitter.com/kppUcWBpJI
— Tulsa World (@tulsaworld) September 22, 2016
Betty Shelby, the Tulsa Police Department officer who shot and killed Terence Crutcher, is being charged with first-degree manslaughter in the case, Tulsa County District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler says.
Kunzweiler announced the charge Thursday afternoon, six days after Crutcher died in a controversial encounter that was captured on video by a police helicopter camera and dashboard cameras.
Crutcher was killed on Monday. Shelby's husband, also an officer, was flying overhead in the helicopter at the time, commenting, "That looks like a bad dude, too. Probably on something."
Crutcher's father had demanded Shelby be charged with first-degree murder.