I couldn't find a thread on this police murder but if you know of one report the post so the threads can be merged. Thanks.
Edit:
You can watch video of the traffic stop here.
http://www.wcpo.com/news/local-news/...ubose-shooting
Sorry I don't know how to embed that video and I couldn't find it on youtube.
Update #2University of Cincinnati police officer who shot man during traffic stop charged with murder
A University of Cincinnati police officer was indicted Wednesday on a charge of murder for fatally shooting an unarmed black man during a traffic stop earlier this month.
“It was so unnecessary for this to occur,” Joe Deters, the Hamilton County prosecutor, said at a news conference Wednesday.
Sam Dubose, 43, was shot and killed during a July 19 traffic stop by Officer Ray Tensing. The officer initially said he was dragged by Dubose’s car, leading to the shooting. Deters said that Dubose “was subdued,” adding that Tensing had his license plate number.
“This office has probably reviewed upwards of hundreds of police shootings, and this is the first time that we’ve thought this is without question a murder,” he said.
While a university police report stated that Tensing said he had been dragged by the car before shooting, Deters said that the officer not dragged. Rather, Tensing fell backwards after shooting Dubose in the head, Deters said.
Deters called the situation “a pretty chicken-crap stop” and a “senseless, asinine” shooting. He also said that if Dubose began to leave, the officer should have just let him go rather than shoot him in the head. An arrest warrant had been issued for Tensing, the prosecutor said.
“I’m treating him like a murderer,” he said. “They’re out to get him.”
Tensing was on administrative paid leave, Deters said, adding that he hoped the officer would soon be on administrative paid leave in the Hamilton County Justice Center.
The University of Cincinnati had said that it was canceling classes Wednesday out of “an abundance of caution” due to the expected announcement of a grand jury decision and release of footage capturing the shooting.
The prosecutor’s office had also said that the body camera footage — which they said they would keep private until a grand jury had a chance to see it — would be released Wednesday. Police officials and prosecutors had previously refused to released body camera footage of the shooting.
Tensing’s attorney said earlier Wednesday that he has not been told whether his client will be indicted or charged, but that he would not be surprised if his client is charged.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/p...ing/?tid=sm_fb
Good! Now lets see him convicted.
Police Officer Involved in Deadly Cincinnati Shooting of Samuel Dubose Indicted for Murder
A police officer who killed a man in Cincinnati during a traffic stop will be charged with murder, the Hamilton County prosecutor said today, noting, "This was the purposeful killing of another person."
"I'm treating him like a murderer," prosecutor Joseph Deters said during a news conference when describing the warrant out for a police officer who killed Samuel Dubose, 43, earlier this month.
Footage released today from a police officer's body cam lasts about 10 minutes and shows the shooting.
University of Cincinnati Cop's Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man Samuel Dubose Under Investigation
University Cop Who Fatally Shot Man Says Car Dragged Him
“I have been doing this for 30 years," Deters said. "This is the most asinine act I have ever seen a police officer make.”
Deters said he was "shocked" when he saw the video and his heart broke for what the video would mean to the community.
"It's just bad. It's just bad what he did and it shouldn't have happened," Deters said.
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A police officer who killed a man in Cincinnati during a traffic stop will be charged with murder, the Hamilton County prosecutor said today, noting, "This was the purposeful killing of another person."
"I'm treating him like a murderer," prosecutor Joseph Deters said during a news conference when describing the warrant out for a police officer who killed Samuel Dubose, 43, earlier this month.
Footage released today from a police officer's body cam lasts about 10 minutes and shows the shooting.
University of Cincinnati Cop's Fatal Shooting of Unarmed Man Samuel Dubose Under Investigation
University Cop Who Fatally Shot Man Says Car Dragged Him
“I have been doing this for 30 years," Deters said. "This is the most asinine act I have ever seen a police officer make.”
Deters said he was "shocked" when he saw the video and his heart broke for what the video would mean to the community.
"It's just bad. It's just bad what he did and it shouldn't have happened," Deters said.
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