The clash in Charlotte took place just four days after the death of Terrence Crutcher, 40, who was shot and killed by police in Tulsa, Okla. The victim, also African American, had been waiting for help by the side of the road after his SUV broke down. Police said the officer who fired had feared Mr. Crutcher was acting strangely and had failed to obey orders, yet video from the incident strongly suggests she and others had overreacted — the victim's hands were raised and he was walking toward his vehicle at the moment he was shot. Yet from this scant evidence he was labeled a "bad dude" by an officer speaking over the police radio from a circling police helicopter. That PCP was later recovered from his vehicle may prove irrelevant given his non-threatening behavior as documented on helicopter and dashboard videos.