The Hamilton County prosecutor’s office will make an announcement on the investigation into UC Officer Ray Tensing’s fatal shooting of an unarmed black man during a traffic stop on July 19. Video from Tensing’s body camera will reportedly be released Wednesday.
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The University of Cincinnati (UC) will cancel all classes at its the Uptown and Medical campuses at 11 a.m. ET, Wednesday, ahead of a grand jury decision whether to indict UC officer, Ray Tensing, in the fatal July 19 shooting of an unarmed black man during a traffic stop.
Tensing pulled over 43-year-old Samuel Dubose for a missing front license plate. After a brief struggle, during which police said Tensing was dragged by Dubose's car, the officer fatally shot the unarmed motorist once in the head.
Dubose's death incited a wave of protests in Cincinnati demanding the release of Tensing's body camera video showing what happened during the shooting. Earlier reports indicated that Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters would release the video Thursday noon, but according to local media reports it is now set to be released Wednesday.
UC said its offices would also be closed at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday. "This decision is made with an abundance of caution in anticipation of today's announcement of the Hamilton County grand jury's decision regarding the July 19 officer-involved shooting of Samuel Dubose and the release of the officer's body camera video," the school said in a statement. "We realize this is a challenging time for our university community."
Deters will make an announcement at a 1 p.m. ET press conference on Wednesday. Tensing's lawyer, Stuart Mathews, told The Cincinnati Enquirer that he was expecting his client to be indicted given the "political climate" in the city. "It wasn't supposed to happen," said Mathews who has viewed Tensing's body camera video and said that the officer thought he was going to get run over by Dubose's car. "Given the political climate of the situation, I would not be astounded if an indictment is returned," Matthews said. "I am hopeful it will not happen."
Cincinnati Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell, who also saw the video, said it was "not good."
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