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| Second US mistrial in Ohio police shooting of Samuel DuBose | Second US mistrial in Ohio police shooting of Samuel DuBose |
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| A mistrial has been declared for the second time in the case of a white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black motorist in Ohio two years ago. | A mistrial has been declared for the second time in the case of a white police officer who shot dead an unarmed black motorist in Ohio two years ago. |
| The jury was unable to reach a verdict after 30 hours of deliberation in charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter against Ray Tensing, 27. | The jury was unable to reach a verdict after 30 hours of deliberation in charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter against Ray Tensing, 27. |
| The Cincinnati officer killed Sam DuBose, 43, after pulling him over on 19 July 2015. | The Cincinnati officer killed Sam DuBose, 43, after pulling him over on 19 July 2015. |
| A prosecutor called it the "most asinine act" ever by a police officer. | A prosecutor called it the "most asinine act" ever by a police officer. |
| Judge Leslie Ghiz declared the mistrial on Friday after the jury of nine white and three black people were unable to reach a verdict. | Judge Leslie Ghiz declared the mistrial on Friday after the jury of nine white and three black people were unable to reach a verdict. |
| The jurors told the judge they were almost evenly split. | |
| It is the fourth high-profile failure recently to convict a police officer in the death of a black man: | It is the fourth high-profile failure recently to convict a police officer in the death of a black man: |
| Mr Tensing stopped Mr DuBose near campus for a missing front licence plate, and police body cam shows their initial exchange was friendly. | |
| The officer asks for Mr DuBose's driver's licence, but he says he does not have it. He also shows an unopened bottle of liquor in the car. | The officer asks for Mr DuBose's driver's licence, but he says he does not have it. He also shows an unopened bottle of liquor in the car. |
| Mr Tensing then asks Mr DuBose to unbuckle his seatbelt. Almost immediately after that, a shot is fired and the car appears to move. | Mr Tensing then asks Mr DuBose to unbuckle his seatbelt. Almost immediately after that, a shot is fired and the car appears to move. |
| The officer fired a single round, hitting Mr DuBose in the head. | The officer fired a single round, hitting Mr DuBose in the head. |
| Mr Tensing had testified that he feared he could be run over as Mr DuBose tried to drive away. | Mr Tensing had testified that he feared he could be run over as Mr DuBose tried to drive away. |
| But an expert said his frame-by-frame analysis of Mr Tensing's body camera video showed he was not being dragged by the car. | But an expert said his frame-by-frame analysis of Mr Tensing's body camera video showed he was not being dragged by the car. |
| Donyetta Bailey, who is president of the Black Lawyer's Association of Cincinnati, said the Tensing case and others underline that juries are "implicitly biased" in favour of police officers. | |
| "It shows our legal system has no value for African-American human rights," said Ms Bailey, reports the Cincinnati Enquirer. | |
| Mr Tensing was fired last year by the University of Cincinnati, which announced an overhaul of its policing department. | |
| The university also reached a $5.3m (£4.1m) settlement with Mr DuBose's family, including free undergraduate tuition for his 13 children. | The university also reached a $5.3m (£4.1m) settlement with Mr DuBose's family, including free undergraduate tuition for his 13 children. |
| Mr Tensing's first trial last year also ended with the jury deadlocked. | |
| Police shootings: Do cameras hold officers to account? | Police shootings: Do cameras hold officers to account? |