Report: Dubose shooting entirely preventable, never should have occurred

An internal investigation into a traffic stop shooting that left a motorist dead and a University of Cincinnati police officer charged with murder found that the shooting didn't have to happen.

"The fatal shooting of Samuel Dubose during an off-campus traffic stop on July 19 never should have occurred. This incident, which resulted in a tragic loss of life, was entirely preventable," the report states.

"In evaluating Officer’s Tensing’s use of deadly force on July 19, 2015, we must consider, based on all the evidence, a number of factors, including Tensing’s explanation for why he believed deadly force was required, the immediate threat confronting the officer based on the seriousness of the offense and Dubose’s actions, and whether Tensing created the deadly threat by his own bad tactical decisions. We conclude that, based on all the evidence, Officer Tensing was not justified in using deadly force on Samuel Dubose and that by doing so he violated the UCPD Deadly Force and Less Lethal Force policies," the report states.

Download and read the Tensing report here: Tensing report

Samuel DuBose shooting: Other cops don't corroborate shooters dragging story

One of the two other University of Cincinnati officers that responded to the Sam DuBose shooting is clearly heard on a body cam video saying that he saw shooter Ray Tensing being dragged. While he said that at the scene, it's not the story he or the other cop told in their official statements or during interviews with the Cincinnati Police Department.

[SOURCE] County Prosecutor Joe Deters says Kidd and Lindenschmidt arrived as Tensing reached into DuBose's car. Their official statements about what happened matched what was shown on Tensing's body camera, and neither officer said in official interviews that he saw Tensing being dragged, according to Deters.

Both officers made comments at the scene but later were interviewed in depth by Cincinnati police about what they had witnessed, according to Deters.

"These officers have been truthful and honest about what happened and no charges are warranted," Deters said.

DuBose's family had asked prosecutors to investigate the other officers. The family's attorney, Mark O'Mara, said in email Friday that they are "still concerned with the initial rendition of facts given by the officers," but he said the family respects the grand jury's decision.

Police Officer Ray Tensing body cam, Samuel DuBose shooting

UC police officer Ray Tensing's body camera video clearly shows that he committed "murder" when he shot and killed an unarmed black motorist at a traffic stop, prosecutor Joe Deters said Wednesday.

The shocking video shows Tensing grab the outside door latch on 43-year-old Sam DuBose's car after DuBose couldn't produce a driver's license.