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On July 29, Tensing was indicted on murder charges. He turned himself in to the ] shortly after 2 a.m. As a result of the indictment, Tensing was fired from the University of Cincinnati Police Department. On July 30, during his ], Tensing pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder and manslaughter. Judge Megan Shanahan set his bail at $1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/30/us/ohio-sam-dubose-tensing/index.html |title= Cop in Sam DuBose shooting death pleads not guilty |date = July 30, 2015 |publisher = ]}}</ref><ref name=Carrero>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/university-cincinnati-police-officer-indicted-murder-death-samuel-dubose-n400511|title=University of Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted for Murder in Death of Samuel Dubose|author=Carrero, Jacquellena |date=July 29, 2015|work=NBC News|accessdate=July 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Ford>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/29/us/ohio-sam-dubose-tensing-indictment/|title=University cop indicted in traffic stop shooting - CNN.com|author=Dana Ford, CNN|date=July 29, 2015|work=CNN|accessdate=July 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/watch-the-body-cam-video-that-led-to-an-officer-being-charged-with-the-murder-of-sam-dubose_55b91e98e4b0224d8834ee02|title=Watch The Body Cam Video That Led To An Officer Being Charged With The Murder Of Sam DuBose|author=|date=July 29, 2015|work=The Huffington Post|accessdate=July 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Perez-Pena>{{cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/30/us/university-of-cincinnati-officer-indicted-in-shooting-death-of-motorist.html | title=University of Cincinnati Officer Indicted in Fatal Shooting of Driver | work=] | date=July 29, 2015 | accessdate=July 29, 2015 | author=Perez-Pena, Richard}}</ref><ref name=Richinick>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsweek.com/grand-jury-indicts-officer-ray-tensing-shooting-death-samuel-dubose-358043 | title=Grand Jury Indicts Police Officer Ray Tensing for Shooting Death of Samuel Dubose | work=] | date=July 29, 2015 | accessdate=July 29, 2015 | author=Richinick, Michele}}</ref> On July 29, Tensing was indicted on murder charges. He turned himself in to the ] shortly after 2 a.m. As a result of the indictment, Tensing was fired from the University of Cincinnati Police Department. On July 30, during his ], Tensing pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder and manslaughter. Judge Megan Shanahan set his bail at $1 million.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/30/us/ohio-sam-dubose-tensing/index.html |title= Cop in Sam DuBose shooting death pleads not guilty |date = July 30, 2015 |publisher = ]}}</ref><ref name=Carrero>{{cite web|url=http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/university-cincinnati-police-officer-indicted-murder-death-samuel-dubose-n400511|title=University of Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted for Murder in Death of Samuel Dubose|author=Carrero, Jacquellena |date=July 29, 2015|work=NBC News|accessdate=July 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Ford>{{cite web|url=http://www.cnn.com/2015/07/29/us/ohio-sam-dubose-tensing-indictment/|title=University cop indicted in traffic stop shooting - CNN.com|author=Dana Ford, CNN|date=July 29, 2015|work=CNN|accessdate=July 29, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/watch-the-body-cam-video-that-led-to-an-officer-being-charged-with-the-murder-of-sam-dubose_55b91e98e4b0224d8834ee02|title=Watch The Body Cam Video That Led To An Officer Being Charged With The Murder Of Sam DuBose|author=|date=July 29, 2015|work=The Huffington Post|accessdate=July 29, 2015}}</ref><ref name=Perez-Pena>{{cite web | url=http://www.nytimes.com/2015/07/30/us/university-of-cincinnati-officer-indicted-in-shooting-death-of-motorist.html | title=University of Cincinnati Officer Indicted in Fatal Shooting of Driver | work=] | date=July 29, 2015 | accessdate=July 29, 2015 | author=Perez-Pena, Richard}}</ref><ref name=Richinick>{{cite web | url=http://www.newsweek.com/grand-jury-indicts-officer-ray-tensing-shooting-death-samuel-dubose-358043 | title=Grand Jury Indicts Police Officer Ray Tensing for Shooting Death of Samuel Dubose | work=] | date=July 29, 2015 | accessdate=July 29, 2015 | author=Richinick, Michele}}</ref>


Stew Mathews, Ray Tensing's attorney, said that the shot was fired in self-defense, and that Tensing was being dragged by DuBose's car. Mathews substantiated his claim with body camera video from another officer on the scene, David Lindenschmidt.<ref name=Congedo>{{cite web|url=http://www.wlwt.com/news/uc-officer-ray-tensings-attorney-plans-to-use-selfdefense-claim/34433782|title=Former UC Officer Ray Tensing's attorney plans to use self-defense claim|author=Congedo, Jackie |date=July 30, 2015|work=WLWT|accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref> Later release of Tensing's own body camera footage shows that Tensing was not being dragged and that the car was only slowly rolling forward.<ref>{{cite news|last=Meyer|first=Robinson|title=Body-Camera Footage Gets an Officer Indicted for Murder|url=http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2015/07/body-cameras-sam-dubose-tensing/399953/|newspaper=]|accessdate=July 30, 2015|date=July 29, 2015}}</ref> Stew Mathews, Ray Tensing's attorney, said that the shot was fired in self-defense, and that Tensing was being dragged by DuBose's car. Mathews substantiated his claim with body camera video from another officer on the scene, David Lindenschmidt.<ref name=Congedo>{{cite web|url=http://www.wlwt.com/news/uc-officer-ray-tensings-attorney-plans-to-use-selfdefense-claim/34433782|title=Former UC Officer Ray Tensing's attorney plans to use self-defense claim|author=Congedo, Jackie |date=July 30, 2015|work=WLWT|accessdate=July 30, 2015}}</ref>


==University of Cincinnati Police Department policy== ==University of Cincinnati Police Department policy==

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Shooting of Samuel DuBose
DateJuly 19, 2015
LocationCincinnati, Ohio, US
ParticipantsSamuel DuBose (death)
Raymond Tensing (shooter)
ChargesMurder

The fatal shooting of Samuel DuBose occurred during a traffic stop for a missing front license plate on July 19, 2015, in Cincinnati, Ohio. University of Cincinnati officer Ray Tensing shot DuBose when DuBose refused to step out of his vehicle and attempted to drive off. On July 29, Tensing was charged with murder.

Shooting

On July 19, 2015 University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing stopped Samuel DuBose, a 43-year-old African-American man, for failing to display a front license tag. While questioning DuBose, Tensing requested a driver's license and asked DuBose to step out of the vehicle. When DuBose failed to do so and it appeared that he was preparing to drive away, Tensing struggled with DuBose to open the car door. Tensing then shot Dubose once in the head.

In a police report filed by Tensing after the incident, Tensing stated that he was dragged by DuBose's vehicle forcing Tensing to fire his weapon. Tensing's statement was corroborated by another officer on the scene who stated that he had witnessed Tensing being dragged by DuBose's vehicle. Tensing was wearing a body-mounted video camera which he activated before the traffic stop. Prosecuting Attorney released the video on July 29.

Legal proceedings

On July 29, Tensing was indicted on murder charges. He turned himself in to the Hamilton County Justice Center shortly after 2 a.m. As a result of the indictment, Tensing was fired from the University of Cincinnati Police Department. On July 30, during his arraignment, Tensing pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder and manslaughter. Judge Megan Shanahan set his bail at $1 million.

Stew Mathews, Ray Tensing's attorney, said that the shot was fired in self-defense, and that Tensing was being dragged by DuBose's car. Mathews substantiated his claim with body camera video from another officer on the scene, David Lindenschmidt.

University of Cincinnati Police Department policy

According to the University of Cincinnati Police Department use of force procedure, campus officers "should not discharge a firearm at or from a moving vehicle except as the ultimate measure of self-defense or defense of another when the suspect is using deadly force."

Reactions

On July 29, Hamilton County District Attorney Joe Deters stated in a press conference that the shooting was "asinine" and "uncalled for." He said that DuBose was not acting violent or aggressive. With "an abundance of caution in anticipation" of Deter's announcement, the University of Cincinnati closed its Uptown and Medical campuses at 11:00 a.m.; the campuses resumed normal operations the next day.

The body camera recording of Ray Tensing shooting Samuel DuBose has garnered considerable attention. Some members of the media have compared the footage to a first-person-shooter video game and have described it as so "disturbing" that Cincinnati police prepared for large protests and riots before the footage's release.

As of July 30, 2015, at least 4 demonstrations had been held around the country in response to DuBose's death.

See also

References

  1. "Investigation finished in Cincinatti police shooting". CNN. July 29, 2015.
  2. ^ Richinick, Michele (July 29, 2015). "Grand Jury Indicts Police Officer Ray Tensing for Shooting Death of Samuel Dubose". Newsweek. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  3. ^ Perez-Pena, Richard (July 29, 2015). "University of Cincinnati Officer Indicted in Fatal Shooting of Driver". New York Times. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  4. "Cop in Sam DuBose shooting death pleads not guilty". CNN. July 30, 2015.
  5. Carrero, Jacquellena (July 29, 2015). "University of Cincinnati Police Officer Indicted for Murder in Death of Samuel Dubose". NBC News. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  6. ^ Dana Ford, CNN (July 29, 2015). "University cop indicted in traffic stop shooting - CNN.com". CNN. Retrieved July 29, 2015. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help)
  7. "Watch The Body Cam Video That Led To An Officer Being Charged With The Murder Of Sam DuBose". The Huffington Post. July 29, 2015. Retrieved July 29, 2015.
  8. Congedo, Jackie (July 30, 2015). "Former UC Officer Ray Tensing's attorney plans to use self-defense claim". WLWT. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  9. "Investigation finished in Cincinatti police shooting". CNN. July 29, 2015.
  10. Ralston, Michele; Reilly, M. B. "Information on July 19 Officer-Involved Shooting". University of Cincinnati. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  11. Thomas, Dexter (July 30, 2015). "Footage of police shooting of Sam DuBose in Cincinnati evokes disturbing video game". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  12. King, Shaun (July 28, 2015). "The video of police killing of Sam Dubose is apparently so bad, Cincinnati is preparing for riots". The Daily Kos. Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  13. "At least 983 Black Lives Matter demonstrations have been held in the last 376 days". Elephrame. Retrieved July 30, 2015.

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