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Attorney: Release Any Police Video of Shooting

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An attorney for the family of a black man who was shot and killed by a Tulsa Police officer says police should immediately release any video footage of the incident, and the man's twin sister said she doesn't believe her brother was armed.

Police say 40-year-old Terrence Crutcher died after being shot Friday night when he refused officers' orders to show his hands and instead reached inside a stalled vehicle in the middle of a street. Police have declined to say whether a weapon was found.

Attorney Damario Solomon-Simmons and Terrence Crutcher's twin sister, Tiffany Crutcher, told reporters Saturday they want police to be transparent about the events leading up to the shooting.

Solomon-Simmons said Terrence Crutcher had stopped because his vehicle had stalled.