Tuesday, October 4th 2016, 6:15 pm
Attorneys for Tulsa Police Officer Betty Shelby filed a motion to ask a judge to order a handgun tested for fingerprints and DNA.
Shelby is charged with manslaughter in the death of Terence Crutcher on September 16th.
Special Coverage: Terence Crutcher Police Shooting
Her attorneys say the day before Crutcher died, callers reported seeing a man walking on East 52nd Street North, firing a gun.
They say officers recovered a handgun that had been reported stolen.
Shelby’s attorneys want the gun tested to see if the man firing it was Crutcher.
In a statement, the Crutcher family responded to the request, saying:
“It is sad, but not surprising, that Officer Shelby’s counsel continues to promote irrelevant information in an attempt to distract from undisputed facts that Office Shelby shot and killed Terence Crutcher without provocation or justification.
“The undisputed facts are as follows:
“In closing, we are optimistic that District Attorney Steve Kunzweiler will rely on the actual facts of this case to secure a guilty verdict and appropriate prison sentence for the tragic killing of Terence Crutcher.”
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