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And now, Preston and Steve's news update with Kathy Romano.

Today's Thursday, September 22nd.

Good morning, Kathy.

Good morning in the news this morning.

A Philadelphia police officer was convicted Wednesday of voluntary manslaughter

and a weapons charge in the fatal shooting of an unarmed motorist shot six seconds after the officer

arrived on the scene. Officer Eric Rook Jr. told jurors he feared for his life when he fired at

Dennis Plowden Jr. as the 25-year-old sat on a sidewalk after crashing a car during a high-speed

chase. He said Plowden had his left-hand raised but kept his right hand hidden despite the police's

orders. The officer said he could not take cover and feared he would be shot. Only later did he

realize that Plowden was unarmed, the defense said. As soon as my client discovered, it was

heroin and not a gun. He was upset. He was very distraught. A 32-year-old rook dropped his head and

cried upon hearing the verdict Wednesday. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported he was soon taken into

custody. The jury rejected a more serious third-degree murder charge, but also convicted

Brooke of possessing an instrument of crime. The felony manslaughter charge carries a term of up to 20 years in prison.

Sentencing is set for November 17th.

Rook is one of three city police officers who had been charged with murder for their on-duty

actions by district attorney Larry Krasner, a longtime civil rights lawyer who frequently sued

police earlier in his

career. A first-degree murder charge filed against him was dropped before the trial.

A Utah boy who suffered a serious head injury after falling from a bunk bed during last month's

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