Hip Hop mourns another death at the hands of police after Terence Crutcher was shot and killed in Tulsa, Oklahoma Friday (September 16), according to the New York Times.
Police responded to reports that an abandoned car was blocking a road when they confronted Crutcher. Other reports say that the officers came upon the stalled car while responding to another call.
Authorities claim that the 40-year-old man was not listening to orders when interacting with the police. A second police car arrived on the scene and the officers surrounded Crutcher before tazing him. Moments later, Officer Betty Shelby reportedly fired the lone shot that killed Crutcher.
Two videos show the shooting with Crutcher’s hands in the air. One video is from the dash camera of one of the police cars on the scene. The other is police helicopter footage from above the scene. In both videos, the moments of the shooting are obstructed as the officers surround Crutcher.
I ain’t pledging to SHIT!!!! America continues to remind US this ain’t OUR country… It’s Theirs & they ain’t sharing it!!!!! Therefore….. It’s #USorELSE #RIPTerenceCrutcher?? – T.I.
I JUST SEEN A TERRORIST SURVIVE A SHOOTOUT WITH THE POLICE AFTER BLOWING SOME SHIT UP AND LATER ON THAT DAY A BLACK MAN SHOT DOWN FOR NO REASON AT ALL! “I NEVER BELIEVED IN AMERICA” THE LAND WHERE THEY WILL TAKE YA HOUSE AND PUT YOUR KIDS OUT ON THE STREETS FOR SOME OWED TAX MONEY….. WHERE THEY GIVING OUT 30 YEARS SENTENCES FOR NON VIOLENT CRIMES TO MOSTLY BLACK OFFENDERS ” I DONT THINK I WILL EVER VOTE,THAT STUFF NEVER FELT LIKE IT WAS FOR ME OR MY PEOPLE FROM WHERE THEY GIVE POOR PEOPLE MILLION DOLLAR BAILS AND SAY INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY!!! FROM WHERE THEY SAY FREEDOM OF SPEECH BUT WILL GIVE YOU A 100 YEARS ABOUT A PHONE CONVERSATION WHERE THE WORLD EQUAL DOSENT EXSIST! THEY JUST TOOK MY FRIEND FREEDOM FOR SMOKING WEED ON PROBATION……. AND THIS COP THAT KILLED THIS MAN/FATHER GOING HOME TO BED TONIGHT????? – Meek Mill
Why does this keep happening?? It’s like they want to show you what they are doing because now they don’t give a fuck if it’s on video.. This shit is purposely being done smfh all these hashtags and IG post don’t mean shit and doesn’t change shit! – Young MA
To all law enforcement around the country, YOUR SILENCE IS SICKENING!!! #TerenceCrutcher was MURDERED!! – Pusha T