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National Crime
White Officer Arrested In
Fatal Shooting Of Unarmed
Black Man In Texas
A White police officer who shot and killed an unarmed Black man at a convenience store in a small East Texas town Saturday was arrested Monday and charged with murder, authorities said. Within hours, Shaun Lucas posted his $1 million bond.
The family of the man who was shot, Jonathan Price, 31, is demanding to know why it hap- pened.
The Texas Rangers said in a statement Monday that Lucas, a Wolfe City police officer, re- sponded to a disturbance call and encountered Price. "Officer Lucas attempted to detain Price, who resisted in a non-threatening posture and began walking away," the statement said. Lucas then tasered and shot Price. Texas
JONATHAN PRICE AND SHAUN LUCAS
Rangers have charged Officer Lucas with the offense of mur- der."
Price's family and friends said Monday that the one-time college football player was inter- vening in a domestic disturbance at the store when he was shot.
It wasn't clear why Lucas used deadly force.
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