But those closest to Terence Crutcher described him as a church-going father who was beginning to turn his life around. An attorney for Crutcher's family said Crutcher committed no crime and gave officers no reason to shoot. But that night he was not a criminal," said Melvin Hall, an attorney for Crutcher's family, regarding Crutcher's criminal record. Attorneys for Crutcher's family said the family didn't know whether drugs were found in the SUV, but that even if they were, it wouldn't justify police shooting him. But attorneys for Crutcher's family dispute that claim.

Source: ABC News September 21, 2016 07:41 UTC