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| Murder charge for Ohio policeman after driver killed | Murder charge for Ohio policeman after driver killed |
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| A white US police officer has been charged with murder after shooting dead a black driver during a traffic stop over a missing car licence plate. | |
| University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing killed 43-year-old Samuel Dubose after pulling him over near the campus on 19 July. | |
| "He purposely killed him," prosecutor Joe Deters said. "He should have never been a police officer." | |
| The issue of excessive police force has sparked national debate and protests. | The issue of excessive police force has sparked national debate and protests. |
| Video released on Wednesday appears to contradict Officer Tensing's police report, which said he was "dragged" by DuBose's car as he drove away and fired a shot, hitting him in the head. | |
| Mr Deters called it the "most asinine act" by a police officer he had ever seen. | Mr Deters called it the "most asinine act" by a police officer he had ever seen. |
| The video shows the two having a friendly exchange with tensions escalating only shortly before the violence. | |
| The officer asks for DuBose's driver's licence and he says he does not have it but he is not suspended from driving. | |
| DuBose shows the officer an unopened bottle of liquor in the car. | |
| Officer Tensing then asks DuBose to unbuckle his seatbelt. Almost immediately after that, a shot is fired and the car appears to move. | |
| Local media reports said Officer Tensing had turned himself in to law enforcement. |