A Dallas man says reality show “The First 48” edited the episode to suggest he’d become a police informant, resulting in death threats.
In 2015, he was shot several times at a barber shop in an attack police say was connected to his appearance on the show.
https://www.propublica.org/article/first-48-reality-tv-police-dallas-memphis-mobile?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=mastodon-post
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