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University of Cincinnati Reaches $5.3M Settlement over Police Killing of Samuel DuBose

HeadlineJan 19, 2016

The family of an African-American motorist shot dead by a University of Cincinnati police officer has reached a $5.3 million settlement with the university. The deal inclues a $4.85 million payment and free undergraduate tuition for Samuel DuBose’s 12 children. Officer Ray Tensing faces trial for murder after fatally shooting DuBose in what the prosecutor called a “senseless, asinine shooting.”

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