WOLFE CITY, Texas — A white police officer has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Black man following a reported disturbance at a convenience store in a small East Texas town over the weekend, authorities said.
“The preliminary investigation indicates that the actions of Officer Lucas were not objectionably reasonable,” the statement said.According to the statement, Lucas responded to a disturbance callfollowing a report of a possible fight. He encountered Price, 31, who was reportedly involved in the disturbance, and Price “resisted in a non-threatening posture and began walking away,” the Texas Rangers said.
“When police arrived, I’m told, he raised his hands and attempted to explain what was going on,” said civil rights attorney Lee Merritt in a Facebook posting. “Police fired Tasers at him and when his body convulsed from the electrical current, they ‘perceived a threat’ and shot him to death.”
Weird how you don’t mention the race of the offender and victims here AP.
When will the truth be reported: A police officer shot and killed a civilian...color has NOTHING to do with ANYTHING
We cam have the news without a persons race being important. Only racists care about race
Watch out a bunch of dumbfucks about to get some new free sneakers
A WHITE POLICE OFFICER you say? SHOT AND KILLED a BLACK man you say? I honestly don't know why they DON'T type it out like that. That's the only story they want to push.
Were he not murdered but faced rights violations which hinted at how much his life mattered (to you/these people), he'd likely not see action taken on his behalf. Often, only once you're dead are your dues paid down enough to be considered in the running for any bit of justice.
Nice infusion of race! What a piece of crap propaganda rag this is! Cop shot man in back would do!
Still waiting on JusticeForElijahMcClain AuroraMayorMike, GovofCO...how’s that special prosecutor coming along?
How about we wait for the body can footage so we can see what really happened? I won't rush to judgement again.
I just want to know , do we have the right to ignore flashing lights and sirens on a police cruiser now , or do we have to be on foot to ignore lawful commands from a police officer
Why couldn't you just say a police officer was charged in the fatal shooting of a human being? Gotta make sure the race war keeps going right
Free him
Crazy how you never see ‘Black officers kills white man’ even though it happens
Why does it have to always be 'A White' Police officer.. Why couldn't it have been 'A Police Officer' why is it always about racial color or ethnicity. We know he was white we can see it!
Quick justice. Louisville are you paying attention? sayhernamebreonnataylor
Another Black Man Murdered By Police in America Today!
Was pointing out the White part important ?
America;
It will be interesting in the long run to find out what really happened versus what the media claims happened (remember Briana Taylor and Duke Lacrosse stories of media lies). Unlike the US media, I'd like to know the whole story before jumping to conclusions & accusing anybody.
Was the couple fighting white? That’s prob why this racist cop tased the Black guy. 😢
Don't resist people don't resist arrest
Hmm, why don't I see this on CNN? CNN cnnbrk CNNnewsroom CNNPolitics cnni. I am literally looking at CNN and do not see not a word about this and this has been news for days. Thank you Associated Press for the news. Sadly, I was unaware of this as I have been glued to CNN!
Yeah the title is a bit too extra!
The irony of being a black man and an advocate for bluelivesmattet🤦♀️ he was advocating his own death 👀 'don't resist and you won't be shot' 🧐 hmmmmmm I guess he didn't take it own advice
AP, why not just say 'A police officer was charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a man following a reported disturbance at a store in Texas on Saturday'? SOWINGDIVISION
Why don't people just get down, hands up, keep quiet until police respond to you ? Police don't know what's ahead of them!..Say nothing till asked by law enforcement, and things should go better. Sad , but avoidable!
dollymad1812 We need an overhaul of all police agencies to remove every shred of white supremacy.
There should be a four year program for becoming an officer, maybe even 2 year, but stop trying to tell us that 6 months is enough. We have too many police as it is and we have the highest incarceration rate in the entire world.
Fire up those riots fellas, we've had a few days of relative peace...
Why does the media ignore the 1000 plus white people whoa re killed by blacks daily
AP news and tweets are garbage. We know your intentions are to divide us! Ripower Mr. Price LameStreamMedia AmeriKkKa 🇺🇸
Police need to be paid what NBA stars are paid and held to a very high standard like black belts in jujitsu, navy seal style training, psychological training you need to be paid for being an elite person with proven objective thinking and highpressure stability.55k won't get that
Jonathan Price wasn't involve in the reported disturbance.
Good lock up all these racists and let them be in prison with the very kind of people they hate. They want to assume random people of color are criminals let them go be around real criminals without a gun and see how tough they are.
A white police officer are your first words? Jonathan Price. Officer Shaun Lucas. You should quit your job
Why don't you make it clear Jonathan Price wasn't involved in the disturbance but was trying to defuse it? Do better.
Belittling and denigrating thr small letter 'white' men versus the capitalized 'Black' men is SystemicDemonization
Good. Although the murderer should have been arrested at the sight of the crime.
You capitalized Black but not white. I love my brothers, I don’t hate myself.
Another trump deranged cowardly cop. There are thousands out there.
AP guidelines also dictate not revealing the race of the attacker if they are black and the victim is white.
Racists are flocking to this tweet.
Would you identify the race if it was a black cop killing a white person? So sick of the race baiting by the media.
That’s the problem the media loves to blow up
comes to something when this viewed as progress.
Who gives a gun and the authority to use it to a 22-year-old KID whose mom probably still does his laundry? I mean, seriously, what are the entrance qualifications? A high school diploma? (But if y'all white, hey buddy, we can grease the wheels for ya, wink wink, nudge nudge)
If you capitalize “black” then you should capitalize “white”
Another unarmed black man murdered in Texas! Psalms 22
Way to make and keep it racists . I corrected your racists headline and it still conveys the same message: A police office was charged with murder in the fate shooting of a man following a reported disturbance...
Ya know, if you’re that afraid of black people maybe you should look at other careers than L. E.
Sifill_LDF He shot the Good Samaritan. Police reform needs to start with in-depth psychological evaluations of all current law enforcement officers and applicants.
Crime is black entitlement
Definitely the ofcr should be convicted in this instance. Why is it stated ‘white’ and ‘Black’ tho? I’m confused.
cannonhinnant say his name
The police officer was White
“white” and “Black” - good propaganda comrades !
It...keeps...happening.
why do you have to perpetuate that narrative of white vs black, do you report it like that when a black police officer shoots a white person, why use the word white, its only used to segregate and cause more of a rift and to play to the narrative that blm and antifa push shameful
Is there body cam? Or store security footage? Cause this one is pretty fucked up if there isn’t. Ngl.
Stylebook either capitalize or lowercase both the races it's like an umpire using a consistent strike zone whatever it is
Cops kill people first; then, they ask questions later! copcriminals
Maybe Republicans and “Christian Groups” will raise money for his bail. 🤦♂️. We have been saying this the whole damn time.
Only when it's white on black crime does the FakeNewsMedia include the races in their headline.
The 2 is the most likely to be afraid. In LEO, the 2ish ones are the most quick to use deadly force. 'Lucas' = 2 'Shaun Lucas' = 2 1to9 Not a comment on whether his actions were appropriate or not, by the way.
Michigandery 22? 22?! Why are 22 year old men being given guns and badges?!?!?!?!?!
*White. Fuck your stylebook.
Jonathan Price was pro-police. It's a shame that the police offier who murdered Jonathan Price was not pro-Jonathan Price.
Fuck y’all for this headline.
EGO is a helluva drug !!!
Lucas, 22, was booked Monday into the Hunt County Jail on Monday night, Maybe needs a sub-editor
Leave it to MSM to lead w/the racial background of officer and subject. What counts: the law. Obey it.
just gotta bring race into it, 'a White man speaks out on Black violence' there you go, got another one for you. gotta get all of those baity words in there
when do this assholes stop finally
This is progress!!! BlackLivesMatter
Good job to texas rangers for holding the criminal cop accountable and not trying to cover it up..
Let's see if this officer gets convicted of murder. 🤦♂🤦♂🤦♂
Finally, a new black body to rile up the masses, will probably need one or two more before election day though.
Why is Black capitalized and white isn’t? I’m sure that’s just a typo right?
It just wont stop.
More riots!
Racists are gonna be pissed about this one!
“When police arrived, I’m told, he raised his hands and attempted to explain what was going on,” said civil rights attorney Lee Merritt. “Police fired Tasers at him and when his body convulsed from the electrical current, they ‘perceived a threat’ and shot him to death.”
People who defy police, tend to end up having a very bad day. The solution is pretty simple. But, for some reason, there are those who just refuse to see it.
LOCK HIM UUUUUUUUUP!!!!!
why do they always do this with the headlines?
Cool your heals, we’ll find the “victim” was armed.
Jonathan Price Killed By Texas Police After Breaking Up Domestic Fight
You asshats. Here's something different for you for a change. PSPTroopAPIO
Hmm
Another bloody tragedy
christellar Good!! They need to go to prison for shooting a defenseless person!!!
Would you report this the same way if the skin colors were reversed?
Maybe things are changing. But tell me when this guy is prosecuted, convicted and put in jail. Until then, this is window dressing and Nothing has changed. BlackLivesMatter
Justice!!!!
Another senseless death
Perhaps report the races of the parties involved if the races are directly related to the incident at hand and not a part of some broader, unrelated political effort. Adding that in without purpose only fuels mythologies and increases ill will. But you know that, don't you?
So corona on Trump did not work. Now back to race warfare. Nice work media.
How Media is now using to identify Americans by our color is alarming, must white or black be added? media is the real problem in this country. if this medias are not stopped now, they will start this civil war and tell you that Trump started it
Tell me, do you think that charge would have happened without the riots?
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The sad truth America has to live with. Qualified immunity. Military hard wear. Infiltration by white supremacy. The blue line. Militant police forces. The Feds. The S.Service brutally attacking peaceful protesters for their leaders photo of? The S.S.
race baiting ?
No details, except white cop killed poor black fellow. 🤔 You wouldn’t happen to have cause to divide our nation along racial lines, would you, Mr. transnational corporation?
Good
And so it continues! The more things change, the more things stay the same!
At least he died how he wanted, in the hands of the white cops he loved so dearly
hard to believe at least something is finally being done about unnecessary use of force by our law enforcement. Let's hope this isn't a one-off case.
Thanks for letting us know the color of each person’s skin. Keep stirring the pot of racism, and then holding your hands up like nothing happened. So annoying
This shows exactly what a police dept needs to do in situations where there’s police misconduct. Thank you Texas for following the right example!
Can't wait to find out about how he smoked a joint 8 years ago and was once cited for not nodding and smiling at a cop
But whoever Lee Merritt is...he should never be allowed to speak about the law again....ever...this loser is upset that the cop wasn't charged with murder the day of? Seriously? Its called investigating and getting facts. Morons like this dredge are why we cant get change
merket everytime they take one of ours, they need to get it back 10 fold
(*cue magic phrase, 'I feared for my life!'*)
Please note the shoe size differences or similarities between victim and suspect as well. Trying to wrap my head around the complete picture
'trying to help while black' is also a death sentence, apparently
Good. This was a horrible story. Jonathan Price didn’t deserve to die.
Good Samaritan shot by white police officer because he was black. There. Fixed it.
This is why we TakeAKnee.
Suspect shot two police officers killing one in pine bluff,Arkansas. What about that?
Im sure this is not even half of the story fakenews
Now convict him.
If races were reversed, races of both would not be mentioned - why, AP?
Had to re-read this to make sure my eyes weren't playing tricks on me.
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