Tulsa shootings: two men arrested

“This is where we can’t afford to make mistakes,” he added.

Meanwhile, Tulsa Police Chief Chuck Jordan called the attacks vicious and
cowardly and said his agency was going to do whatever it takes to apprehend
anyone involved.

“Our sympathy goes out to the families of the victims and we hope that
our efforts can bring some resolution and closure to these heinous acts,”
a police statement said.

But while some community leaders insisted the shootings had been
racially-motivated, Jordan said there was no evidence of that yet.

Court records showed that the two men have been charged with three counts each
of first degree murder, along with weapons charges.

A task force taking part in the manhunt following the shooting included
officials from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and the US Marshals
Service.

The Tulsa shooting came amid another racially-charged case that involves an
unarmed black teen shot dead by a neighbourhood watch guard in February.

Neighbourhood watch captain George Zimmerman, a white Hispanic, fatally shot
17-year-old Trayvon Martin inside a gated community in the Florida town of
Sanford on February 26.

Zimmerman has said he acted in self-defence after Martin punched him in the
nose, knocked him down and slammed his head against the concrete.

The case has unleashed a national uproar over race relations and the right to
self-defence in the United States.

Since Martin’s death, there have been numerous large public protests calling
for Zimmerman’s arrest, but there have been no detention orders and the
28-year-old has gone into hiding, fearing for his life.

Source: agencies

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