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Oklahoma City Black Man Shot and Killed by Police, Sparking Immediate Protests
On 12/11/20 at 5:17 PM EST
In an email sent to
Newsweek, the Oklahoma City Police Department confirmed the man s death but did not release his name or identified the officers involved in the shooting.
Read more Officers responded to a call of a disturbance in the 2100 block of W Hefner Rd. around noon today in reference to a man bothering customers outside a store, the department said in its statement. Upon arrival officers located a man matching the description who was holding a knife.
Police officials told KOCO 5 News that when officers first arrived to the scene, they encountered a man with a knife. As the man walked closer to the officers, they backed away and called for backup.