By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
The Justice Department is investigating the police shooting of a black Oklahoma man who was unarmed and had his hands in the air after his SUV broke down.
The shooting occurred on the night of Sept. 16, when Tulsa police tased and then fatally shot 40-year-old Terence Crutcher, CNN reports.
The Tulsa Police Department released dash cam and police helicopter video of the incident. Police Chief Chuck Jordan said the footage was “very disturbing and difficult to watch.”
Police were dispatched after a woman called 911 to report an abandoned vehicle blocking the road.
One police officer in the helicopter described Crutcher as a “bad dude,” although there was no evidence to suggest that was the case.
Moments later, an police officer shot Crutcher.
“I’m going to tell you right here now: There was no gun on the suspect or in the suspect’s vehicle,” Jordan said.
