The University of Cincinnati will pay $4.85 million to the family of Samuel DuBose, a Black man who was shot in the head by one of the school’s police officers last summer. The school also agreed to provide free undergraduate tuition for DuBose’s 12 children.
“[The DuBose family] lost somebody through a tragedy that was completely avoidable,” Mark O’Mara, an attorney for the DuBose family, said. “Now, they’re part of this special group of people that have their black family members killed by cops.”
On July 19, 2015, DuBose, 43, was pulled over by Ray Tensing, 25, for not having a front license plate on his car. After a discussion about DuBose’s driver’s license, Tensing, who is white, told DuBose to take off his seatbelt and reached to open DuBose’s door. DuBose attempted to drive off after struggling to keep his door closed and Tensing fired a single fatal shot. DuBose’s car rolled off and crashed.
