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TULSA, Okla. (KTUL)

Rev. Al Sharpton will be back in Tulsa tonight for a prayer rally in the midst of jury selection in the trial of officer Betty Shelby.

Sharpton will be joining attorney Ben Crump, Dr. Tiffany Crutcher and Etan Thomas at the Oklahoma Jazz Hall of Fame for a city-wide prayer and rally for justice as the trail continues. Shelby was charged with first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Terence Crutcher in September 2016. Crutcher, a black man, was unarmed when he was killed.

Sharpton came to Tulsa less than two weeks after Crutcher was killed.

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Some people are writing on social media that they're worried Sharpton's appearance could lead to riots. One community activist says that's not the case.

"People have got to stop with the stigma that just because people in Ferguson rioted or because people in Baltimore rioted that we're going to riot here in Tulsa, and that's not the case," said Charity Marcus, community volunteer.

The prayer rally begins at 6:30 p.m. at the Jazz Hall of Fame.

Read more about the Terence Crutcher shooting death.

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Rev. Al Sharpton returns to Tulsa Wednesday as jury selection continues in Shelby trial - KTUL