CINCINNATI - UC police officer Ray Tensing's body camera video clearly shows that he committed "murder" when he shot and killed an unarmed black motorist at a traffic stop, prosecutor Joe Deters said Wednesday. Prosecutor Joe Deters called it an "asinine, senseless shooting," and said the video refutes Tensing's claim that the motorist, 43-year-old Sam DuBose, pulled away from the stop and dragged him with his car. DuBose did "nothing violent" toward Tensing, Deters said. "I think he (Tensing) lost his temper because Mr. DuBose would not get out of his car. He wasn't dragged. When you see it, you will not believe how quickly he pulled his gun and shot him in the head," Deters said. "He was simply, slowly rolling away. That's it," Deters said. "I was senseless. It didn't have to happen, Deters said, in announcing that a grand jury had indicted Tensiung for murder. Deters said he feels sorry for DuBose's family and he showed them the video before its public release. WCPO's Ally Kraemer reported that DuBose's family arrived at the prosecutor's office at noon and and left shortly before Detewrs' 1 p.m. news conference. The community had braced itself for the release of the body cam video, especially after statements by two men who had seen it. "It's not good, " Police Chief Jeffrey Blackwell declared Monday. On Tuesday, Tensing's attorney. Stew Mathews, said he expected an indictment based on his viewing
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