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Black Lives Matter, We the People Oklahoma hold community rally for Terence Crutcher

BLM, We the Ppl to hold community rally Sat.
Posted at 3:51 PM, Sep 23, 2016
and last updated 2016-09-24 23:49:50-04

TULSA – Several civil rights groups, local community leaders and Tulsans attended Saturday afternoon’s rally and march in remembrance of Terence Crutcher who was fatally shot by a Tulsa police officer.

Members of Black Lives Matter Oklahoma and Tulsa, the ACLU Oklahoma, We the People Oklahoma and Amnesty International worked together to host the rally.

PHOTOS: Rally held following Terence Crutcher

The community march began at the Center of the Universe and ended at the Tulsa County courthouse in downtown Tulsa.

On Thursday, the Tulsa County District Attorney's office announced that Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby would face first degree manslaughter charges after fatally shooting Crutcher, who was unarmed at the time. 

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