Tulsa leaders approve paying legal bills in a federal civil lawsuit for a former police officer acquitted of first-degree manslaughter in the death of an unarmed black man.
Former Police Officer Betty Shelby was acquitted last spring in the 2016 shooting death of Terence Crutcher.
Tulsa City Councilors approved paying for Shelby's representation in the civil lawsuit Crutcher's family filed against her and the city.
The lawsuit accuses Shelby of using excessive force and accuses the city of racially biased policing.
Shelby returned to the Tulsa Police Department in an administrative position, but resigned in July because she did not like desk duty. She now works as a reserve deputy for neighboring Rogers County.