A white security guard is facing manslaughter charges in the fatal shooting of a Black man in a Tulsa motel parking lot earlier this month.
The shooting was captured on surveillance video. Lt. Watkins told NBC News in a phone interview Saturday that Straight was sitting in his truck talking with the owner of the motel when Carson walked by.
Watkins said that Carson was"minding his own business" and"wasn't making any kind of threatening gestures or anything like that." "The security guard just stepped out and sprayed him," Watkins said. Carson threw a cup of coffee at Straight, and the two got into a physical altercation before Carson was shot.
Straight claimed he shot Carson in self-defense because he was being attacked, the police lieutenant said.Straight was booked into the Tulsa County jail and was released after posting a $50,000 bond, according to Tulsa World. Online court documents show that he has a court appearance scheduled for June 26. An attorney was not listed for him.Ananias Carson said the family is handling the death of his brother, a father of three, as best they can.
Protests have been held across the country in response to the killings of African Americans, including
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