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Arbitrator Orders Reinstatement of Oklahoma Officers Charged in Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Black Man

  • Two Oklahoma police officers fatally shot 29-year-old Quadry Sanders, an unarmed Black man, in December 2021.
  • The officers were fired after the shooting but an arbitrator has ordered them reinstated.
  • Prosecutors charged both officers with manslaughter, saying Sanders was unarmed.
  • Sanders' mother has filed a federal wrongful death lawsuit against the officers and the city.
  • The city is reviewing whether to appeal the arbitrator's decision to reinstate the officers.
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