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Judge Declares Mistrial, Again, In Cincinnati Police Shooting Case

Ray Tensing, the former University of Cincinnati police officer, testifying on the seventh day of his retrial in Hamilton County Common Pleas earlier this month at the Hamilton County Courthouse in Cincinnati. Cara Owsley/AP hide caption

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Judge Declares Mistrial, Again, In Cincinnati Police Shooting Case

June 23, 2017 • Jurors couldn't agree on a verdict in the murder and manslaughter case against former police officer Ray Tensing over his fatal shooting of black motorist Sam DuBose in 2015.

Ray Tensing Police Shooting Case Goes To A Jury, For The Second Time

Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing, left, faces a murder charge over the death of Sam DuBose. Tensing is seen here during his retrial Friday at the Hamilton County Courthouse in Cincinnati. Cara Owsley/AP hide caption

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Ray Tensing Police Shooting Case Goes To A Jury, For The Second Time

June 19, 2017 • An earlier trial ended in a hung jury last November. Tensing faces murder and manslaughter charges over his killing of Sam DuBose in 2015.

Ex-Univ. Of Cincinnati Officer To Be Retried Over Killing Of Black Motorist

Former University of Cincinnati police Officer Ray Tensing shot and killed unarmed black motorist Sam DuBose during a routine traffic stop in July 2015. John Minchillo/AP hide caption

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Ex-Univ. Of Cincinnati Officer To Be Retried Over Killing Of Black Motorist

November 22, 2016 • Ray Tensing's first trial ended in a mistrial earlier this month after jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict on murder and manslaughter charges for the July 2015 killing of Sam DuBose.

University Of Cincinnati Police Officer Charged In Killing Of Unarmed Black Man

Mourners Shanicca Soloman cries in the embrace of friend Terrell Whitney outside funeral services for Samuel DuBose at the Church of the Living God in the Avondale neighborhood of Cincinnati on Tuesday. John Minchillo/AP hide caption

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University Of Cincinnati Police Officer Charged In Killing Of Unarmed Black Man

July 29, 2015 • The Hamilton County Prosecutor said the shooting of Sam DuBose was "asinine" and "totally unwarranted." Officer Ray Tensing, the prosecutor said, should have never been an officer.