Former Alabama deputy waits more than 50 years to be cleared in fatal 1964 police shooting
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}A former Alabama sheriff's deputy has been haunted by a single gunshot for more than five decades.
Quinnie Donald shot and killed a black man in 1964 outside a house known for selling illegal booze. If the same events played out today, the death of Frank Andrews might have become a flashpoint in the national debate about police use of force and minority rights.
Instead, the white deputy spent 50-plus years second-guessing his actions and waiting to find out whether he would be prosecuted.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}That uncertainty ended only weeks ago, when Donald learned that the FBI had closed its last investigation into Andrews' death with a determination that no charges were warranted.
He now says the shooting was an accident, but it's still not clear exactly what happened.