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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. | 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. | 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." | "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. | 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 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | Local media reports said Officer Tensing had turned himself in to law enforcement. |
| DuBose's death follows a series of cases in which black people have died in police custody or during arrest. | |
| In recent week protests have focused on Sandra Bland, a black woman who was arrested after a traffic stop but later found dead in her Texas jail cell. | |
| Cincinnati Mayor John Cranley said protestors have every right to be angry and that the city police department is "ready to deal with anything happening". | |
| Mayor Cranley said he respects the right of people to peacefully protest DuBose's death. | |
| "We wanted the just, fair thing to be done, we wanted the truth to come out," Mayor Cranley said. | |
| He said the county prosecutor, in indicting Officer Tensing, was "not pushing an agenda, but doing the right thing". | |
| Terina Allen, DuBose's sister, said her brother was not a "thug in the neighbourhood", had no gun and did not harm the officer. | |
| The charges are some sort of justice for her brother, she said. | |
| "We knew the video was going to vindicate our brother." |