A grand jury has decided to not indict additional University of Cincinnati police officers involved in the investigation into the death of an unarmed black man who was shot in the head during a routine traffic stop earlier this month, Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters announced Friday.
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University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing has already been charged with murder and involuntary manslaughter in the death of 43-year-old Samuel DuBose, who was fatally shot within minutes of being pulled over for driving without a front license plate on July 19. But Deters said no charges were warranted against Tensing’s fellow campus police officers, Phillip Kidd and David Lindenschmidt, who responded to the scene.
“These officers have been truthful and honest about what happened and no charges are warranted,” Deters said in a statement.
Kidd and Lindenschmidt were both placed on administrative leave in the wake of the fatal shooting. Tensing has pleaded not guilty to both murder and manslaughter charges. If convicted, he could face life in prison.
Kidd and Lindenschmidt testified before the grand jury after being under scrutiny for seeming to corroborate Tensing’s account of the shooting, which was later contradicted by video footage captured by the officers’ body cameras.
According to the incident report filed after the shooting, Tensing claimed that he had been nearly run over by DuBose’s car and was then forced to open fire. But footage from Tensing’s body camera shows otherwise. In the video footage Tensing is seen pulling out his gun after DuBose is unable to present his license and protests when told to take off his seat belt. Tensing fires off a single round, hitting DuBose in the head. DuBose’s body slumps forward with his foot on the gas, propelling the car forward until it crashes down the block.
Kidd and Lindenschmidt were on the scene moments later, guns drawn as Tensing reaches into the car to kill the engine. In additional body camera footage, the officers are heard claiming they saw Tensing be pulled by the car.
“Did you see him being dragged?” a responding officer asks.
“Yes,” University of Cincinnati officer Phillip Kidd says.








