Ex-cop in murder trial of black victim: I feared for my life

By Janice Morse?|?AP November 8 at 12:57 PM

CINCINNATI — A white former police officer on trial for murder testified Tuesday that he feared for his life when he fatally shot an unarmed black motorist during a traffic stop and that the Confederate emblem he was wearing at the time meant nothing to him.

Ray Tensing, who was fired by the University of Cincinnati after the July 2015 shooting of Sam DuBose near the campus, was overcome with emotion and paused at least twice during his testimony.

Tensing said his arm was stuck in the car and the car was turning toward him.

“I remember thinking, ‘Oh my God . he’s going to run me over and he’s going to kill me,’” Tensing said.

Last week, in testimony contradicting Tensing’s account, an expert hired by prosecutors said his analysis of the former officer’s body camera video shows the officer was not being dragged by the car.

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