"On July 29, Tensing was indicted on murder charges. As a result of the indictment, he was fired from the University of Cincinnati Police Department. On July 30, at his arraignment, he pleaded not guilty to the charges of murder and manslaughter, and his bail was set at $1 million. His next court date is set for August 19.
Stew Mathews, Tensing's attorney, said the shot that killed DuBose was fired in self-defense, and that Tensing was being dragged by DuBose's car. Mathews substantiated his claim with body camera video from David Lindenschmidt, another officer who was at the scene.
According to the University of Cincinnati Police Department use of force procedure, campus officers "should not discharge a firearm at or from a moving vehicle except as the ultimate measure of self-defense or defense of another when the suspect is using deadly force"."