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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Via AP news wire

Ex-cop acquitted of murder in shooting in small Texas town

Hunt County Sheriff's Office

A former police officer in a small Texas town was found not guilty of murder Thursday in the slaying of a Black man who offered a handshake as the officer arrived to respond to a call about a fight at a convenience store.

The Hunt County jury deliberated for more than five hours before acquitting Shaun Lucas of the death of Jonathan Price.

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