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 Raymond Tensing, 25, a former University of Cincinnati police
officer, has been charged with murder in the shooting death of
Samuel DuBose, 43, whom he stopped for a missing license plate.
Tensing, who has pleaded not guilty, was released from jail on bond
on Thursday.
The two other University of Cincinnati officers, Phillip Kidd and
David Lindenschmidt, were placed on administrative leave on
Thursday. They testified in front of a Hamilton County grand jury,
which decided not to press charges.
Hamilton County Prosecutor Joseph Deters said he agreed with the
decision, and that the officers were cooperative and consistent in
their statements.
 "When the officers were specifically asked about what they saw and
heard, their statements matched Tensing's body camera video," Deters
said.
The university has hired Kroll Inc, a risk management firm, to
conduct an internal review of the shooting. Kidd and Lindenschmidt
will remain on leave until the investigation is complete, said
University of Cincinnati police spokeswoman Michele Ralston.
The union representing the university's police force filed a
grievance on Friday on behalf of Tensing demanding that he get his
job back, saying the school fired him without just cause. Cathy
Brockman of the Fraternal Order of Police Ohio Labor Council also
said the union contract calls for a predisciplinary hearing.
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The Hamilton County coroner's office on Friday released preliminary
autopsy findings for DuBose, which found that he died from a single
gunshot wound to his left temple. No bullet was recovered.
(Reporting by Mary Wisniewski in Chicago and Steve Bittenbender in
Louisville, Ky.; Editing by Sandra Maler and Eric Beech)
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