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Wednesday, Jul 29, 2015 6:08 PM UTC
“This is, without question, a murder”: Prosecutor indicts “asinine” white cop in shooting death of unarmed black motorist
Prosecutor Joe Deters called Ray Tensing's account of his encounter with Samuel Dubose "nonsense" VIDEO
Topics: Samuel Dubose, Joe Deters, black lives matter, Ray Tensing, University of Cincinnati, Video, News, Politics News
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters announced on Wednesday that University of Cincinnati Police Officer Ray Tensing was being indicted on murder charges in the fatal shooting of black motorist Samuel Dubose on July 19th.
Tensing’s attorney said the officer expected to be indicted because of the current lack of trust between citizens and police departments at the moment, but he needn’t have blamed the current political climate for the indictment — Tensing’s own body camera directly contradicted what he told the 911 operator and other officers.
According to Tensing, he felt like he was going to die because Dubose threatened to run him over, and that he had been “dragged” by his vehicle, so he had no choice but to fire what he said was a single shot into Dubose’s head.
The video shows Tensing badgering Dubose for his driver’s license after having pulled him over for not having a front license plate on his car. After Dubose tells Tensing that he’s “in the system, you can look me up,” Tensing asks him to exit the vehicle, and that’s exactly what Dubose appears to be doing when Tensing fires.
What happens next is difficult to discern, but Deters was unequivocal in his assessment of Tensing’s story, which he called “nonsense,” and the video — “This is, without question, a murder. He didn’t do anything violent to the officer. He wasn’t ‘dragging’ him. [Tensing] intentionally pulled out his gun and shot him in the head.”
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