Cincinnati, Ohio - Two University of Cincinnati police officers who were interviewed about the death of an unarmed black motorist at the hands of a fellow officer will not face charges, a prosecutor said on Friday.
Raymond Tensing, 25, a former University of Cincinnati police officer, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of Samuel DuBose, 43, whom he stopped for a missing license plate. Tensing, who had pleaded not guilty, was released from jail on bond on Thursday.
The two other University of Cincinnati officers, Phillip Kidd and David Lindenschmidt, were placed on administrative leave on Thursday. They testified in front of a Hamilton County grand jury, which decided not to press charges.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters said he agreed with the decision, and that the officers were cooperative and consistent in their statements.
“When the officers were specifically asked about what they saw and heard, their statements matched Tensing's body camera video,” said Deters.
Also on Friday, the union representing the university's police force has filed a grievance on behalf of Tensing demanding that he get his job back because the school fired him without due process, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer, quoting a union official.
This could not immediately be confirmed.
The Hamilton County coroner's office on Friday released preliminary autopsy findings for DuBose, which found that he died from a single gunshot wound to his left temple. No bullet was recovered.
Reuters