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Oklahoma City, Okla. An Oklahoma City police officer is facing charges of first-degree manslaughter in the deadly shooting of a man who attacked officers with a knife. Sergeant Clifford Holman and other officers were in a parking lot on December 11, 2020, when a man threatened officers with a knif
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The court documents filed on Thursday, February 25, state that the officers responded to a report of a man “bothering customers”. Sgt. Keith Duroy was the first one to arrive on the scene and tried speaking with Edwards. The authorities noted that Edwards “opened up a folding knife” he had in his right hand and told the officer to leave. Duroy sought assistance from additional units, including a unit with a Taser.
Sgt. Holman, who is a certified Taser operator, arrived on the scene. The court documents state that when Edwards continued to tell officers to leave, Holman reportedly deployed his Taser at Edwards on “two separate occasions with no effect.” Edwards is also said to have been sprayed with OC gas.
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An Oklahoma City police sergeant was arrested and charged with first-degree manslaughter for allegedly fatally shooting a man.
Sgt. Clifford Holman, 36, who is white, was charged Thursday for his alleged role in the shooting death of Bennie Edwards, 60, a black man. Edwards had a knife in his hand at the time of the deadly encounter, but he was shot in the back three times as he ran from law enforcement officers, according to court documents.
On Dec. 11, 2020, police received a call about a man who was allegedly disturbing customers near a pawnshop.