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“It's an honour and a privilege to serve as our country's 28th Secretary of Defense, and I'm especially proud to be the first African American to hold the position. Let's get to work,” Austin tweeted.

The actor puts spotlight on police brutality in her upcoming animated short film Cops And Robbers.

Police have said that another officer first tried to investigate what appeared to be a suspicious car, but the couple fled.