Video: Footage Of Ray Tensing Murdering Sam Dubose Goes Public Resulting In His Indictment

Authorities have released a body camera video that shows the events leading to the fatal shooting of an unarmed black motorist by a University of Cincinnati police officer.

Officer Ray Tensing was indicted for murder Wednesday in the death of 43-year-old Sam Dubose during a traffic stop.

The city manager and Cincinnati police chief both warned before the video’s release that it was “not a good situation,” and the Hamilton County prosecutor said it showed Tensing “should never have been a police officer.”

Video of the incident shows Tensing approach the car July 19 and ask Dubose for his driver’s license, but the driver does not do so.

Dubose insists he has a license and asks the officer to check his name to confirm, but he does not offer any explanation for why he cannot show his license.

Tensing asks about a bottle he can see inside the vehicle, and Dubose hands him a bottle of gin.

The officer asks him to be honest and admit if his license is suspended, but Dubose insists that his license is valid.

Tensing then asks Dubose to unbuckle his seat belt and step out of the car, and the driver starts to do so.
As he turns to unbuckle the seat belt, he apparently takes his foot off the brake, causing the car to move slightly.

The officer then draws his weapon and fires immediately, killing Dubose.

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