{"id":250852,"date":"2016-09-23T06:59:30","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T06:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=250852"},"modified":"2016-09-23T06:59:30","modified_gmt":"2016-09-23T06:59:30","slug":"tulsa-shooting-police-officer-charged","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/09\/tulsa-shooting-police-officer-charged\/","title":{"rendered":"Tulsa shooting police officer charged"},"content":{"rendered":"
A police officer who fatally shot an unarmed black motorist in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has been charged with manslaughter, a prosecutor has said.<\/p>\n
Officer Betty Shelby shot and killed Terence Crutcher last week while he was standing next to his broken-down car.<\/p>\n
In Charlotte, North Carolina, a curfew went into effect to prevent a third night of violence after a black man was shot dead by a black police officer.<\/p>\n
Keith Lamont Scott’s family deny police allegations that he was armed.<\/p>\n
Demonstrators protesting against Mr Scott’s death in Charlotte have defied the curfew – running from midnight to 06:00 (18:00-00:00 GMT), some remaining on the streets singing gospel songs.<\/p>\n
According to Cpt Mike Campagna, officers have not enforced the curfew as protests were largely peaceful.<\/p>\n
However Charlotte police reported two officers were injured on Thursday night.<\/p>\n