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Oklahoma Officer Charged with Manslaughter After Shooting a Homeless Black Man In the Back Three Times as He Ran Away
An Oklahoma City officer has been charged with first-degree manslaughter in the December shooting death of a homeless Black man.
The shooting happened last year on Dec. 11 in the 2100 block of West Hefner Road in Oklahoma City.
Bennie Edwards, a 60-year-old homeless man, died after Sgt. Clifford Holman, 36, shot him in the back multiple times as he ran away.
Bennie Edwards, a 60-year-old homeless man, died after Sgt. Clifford Holman, 36, shot him in the back multiple times as he ran away. (Photo: The Oklahoman/YouTube screenshot)
Quinton Chandler / StateImpact Oklahoma
The Oklahoma County District Attorney’s Office charged an Oklahoma City police officer with manslaughter on Thursday for killing a Black man who had a history of mental illness.
On December 11, 2020, Oklahoma City police responded to complaints that 60-year-old Bennie Edwards was bothering customers outside a strip mall.
Detective Bryn Carter – an Oklahoma City homicide detective assigned to review the case – said in an affidavit that the first officer to arrive, Sgt. Keith Duroy, called for backup and specifically for a unit that carried a taser.
Police say Edwards had a knife and told Duroy to leave.