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Tulsa officer Betty Jo Shelby said she believed Terence Crutcher was high on PCP and she was fearful of his next move.

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After three hours of deliberation Friday, a Louisiana jury found a former Marksville police officer guilty of manslaughter for the shooting death of a six-year-old autistic boy in 2015.

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Miller first said he was about 10 feet from his wife when he accidentally shot her, then later said two feet, but evidence shows it was only 3 to 6 inches.

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A grand jury indicted the man who fatally shot the former NFL player during an apparent road rage incident outside New Orleans two months ago on second-degree murder charges.

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Prosecutors said that while the teen was “certainly in the wrong to begin with” Pettersen fired as he was fleeing and no longer a threat.

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A Texas man who allegedly shot and killed his friend while the pair drunkenly messed around with a gun Monday said he thought it was empty when he pulled the trigger.

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For more than two years, Lyvette Crespo has maintained that she acted in defense of herself and her son when she shot her husband three times in the chest.

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Betty Shelby was charged with manslaughter for the fatal shooting of Terence Crutcher, who was unarmed but later determined to be high on PCP.

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Lyvette Crespo claims she acted in self-defense during a violent dispute with her husband, but prosecutors say it was retaliation for his infidelities.

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Chief Investigator Doug Campbell said Officer Shelby escalated the confrontation, “becoming emotionally involved to the point that she over reacted.”

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The victim wore the vest and questioned aloud whether it “worked,” to which his cousin responded, “Let’s see.” Apparently, it didn’t “work.”

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Surveillance video from inside the building shows the husband, armed with a tire iron, meeting his wife's attacker in the hall and start swinging.

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