Clinton, Trump grapple with shootings by police

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are calling for better better police-community relations after more deadly shootings in Oklahoma and North Carolina.

Citing the names of the African-American men killed in police shootings, Clinton tweeted: "Keith Lamont Scott. Terence Crutcher. Too many others. This has got to end."

Trump, also on Twitter, said "the situations in Tulsa and Charlotte are tragic. We must come together to make America safe again."

In a separate missive, Trump also called for an end to the "violence and unrest" that followed the shooting in Charlotte. "To those injured, get well soon," he said. "We need unity & leadership."

During an African-American outreach event Wednesday in Cleveland, Trump said the victim in Tulsa "looked like a really good man," and he questioned the actions of the police officer: "Did she get scared? Was she choking? What happened? ... Maybe people like that, they shouldn’t be doing what they’re doing."

Clinton, speaking Tuesday after the Tulsa shooting and before the incident in Charlotte, said "we've got to tackle systemic racism," and added: "An unarmed man with his hands in the air? I mean, this is just unbearable, and it needs to be intolerable."

The Democratic nominee said she can address the issue "by speaking directly to white people" and say, "look, this is not who we are." She also called for improved policing, "to go right at implicit bias."

Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson said Wednesday, said "“When I’m pulled over by the police I’m not hassled the way blacks are hassled.” Speaking to the USA TODAY editorial board, Johnson charged that "Trump is inciting this” because he is "saying there’s no blame."

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