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Samuel Sam DuBose, a 43-year-old black man, was fatally shot by Ray Tensing, a University of Cincinnati police officer, on July 19, 2015. DuBose was unarmed and sitting in his car with his seat belt on during a traffic stop for not having a front license plate. Tensing claimed he was dragged by DuBose's car and shot him in self-defense, but body camera footage showed no evidence of DuBose dragging Tensing.
Tensing was indicted on charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter. The first tri ...Read More
Tensing was indicted on charges of murder and voluntary manslaughter. The first tri ...Read More
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Samuel Sam Dubose
Male
Black / African American
Cincinnati
OH
2015-07-19
43
Samuel
Sam Dubose
11/21/2025
Forum Posts (3)
I've been closely following the Samuel DuBose case from the beginning, and I can't help but feel a s... ...Read More
10/30/2023
10/30/2023
I've been following the Sam DuBose case, and something that's been on my mind lately is the impact t... ...Read More
10/09/2023
10/09/2023
I can't stop thinking about how the jury's decisions in both trials must have felt for Sam DuBose's ... ...Read More
04/04/2023
04/04/2023
