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University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing has been charged with murder in the killing of Sam DuBose, a black man, during a traffic stop two weeks ago. Prosecutors today announced the indictment and released video from Tensing’s body camera that shows him shooting DuBose in the head.
Tensing is “on administrative paid leave, and hopefully soon he’ll be on administrative paid leave in a justice center,” Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters announced at a press conference before showing the video. Tensing’s attorney said he planned to surrender himself today if indicted.
He faces life in prison.
“I was shocked ... it really broke my heart. It’s just bad. It’s just bad what he did,” Deters said, describing the shooting as an “intentional killing of another human being.”
originally posted by: odzeandennz
a reply to: starfoxxx
before this gets closed...
we need more than riots to see a change.....
we have a half black POTUS, and this is still where were at....
this is a disease... a cancer.
IBL. (in before lock)
originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
That's murder.
Don't even respond to me about he was driving away, so what.
That was murder.
originally posted by: CharlieSpeirs
That's murder.
Don't even respond to me about he was driving away, so what.
That was murder.
If convicted, Tensing could go to prison for life, said Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters in a news conference. Deters played body camera footage of the traffic stop shooting that appeared to contradict Tensing's version of what happened.
"I've been doing this for over 30 years. This is the most asinine act I've ever seen a police officer make -- totally unwarranted," said Deters. "It's an absolute tragedy in the year 2015 that anyone would behave in this manner. It was senseless."
The prosecutor, who said he was shocked when he first saw the video, was adamant DuBose had not acted aggressively toward Tensing.
"People want to believe that Mr. DuBose had done something violent towards the officer -- he did not. He did not at all. I feel so sorry for his family and what they lost, and I feel sorry for the community, too," Deters said.
A reporter asked Deters whether he thought Tensing tried to mislead investigators looking into the incident.
"Yes," he said. "I think he was making an excuse for the purposeful killing" of DuBose, who was unarmed.
Tensing fatally shot DuBose, 43, during a July 19 traffic stop over an alleged missing license tag. The officer has said he was forced to fire his weapon after almost being run over.
Tensing, 25, surrendered to authorities shortly after news of the indictment broke, and he is expected to be arraigned on Thursday. He has been fired from his job.
Tensing's attorney told reporters that he believes the officer feared for his life and was dragged by DuBose's car.
"The guy jams the keys in the ignition," Stew Mathews told CNN.
"Turns the car on, jams it in the drive and mashes the accelerator. He wasn't slowly pulling away. (Tensing) feared for his life. He thought he was going to be sucked under the car that was pulling away from him. He thought he was going to get sucked under and killed.
originally posted by: starfoxxx
Cop already had the gun out and just shot as soon as the guy tried to drive off...