Bishop Bobby Hilton, president of the Greater Cincinnati chapter of the National Action Network, said he doesn’t think the city will have the same level of unrest as it did in 2001, when riots broke out in response to the police shooting of a black man.
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Visitation and funeral services for 43-year-old Samuel Dubose will be Tuesday at a Cincinnati church. “I don’t want to comment on the video today”. In the meantime, everybody who sees it is deeply disturbed, including the citywide police chief. I think it would be premature to interject my feelings, given the sensitive nature of what’s in the video, because what has happened and what could happen in our community.
Asked to elaborate, Black told London, “Someone has died that didn’t necessarily have to die, and I will leave it at that”.
“I can’t believe on these streets during a traffic stop is how my brother was killed”, said Terina Allen, DuBose’s sister.
City manager Harry Black spoke with reporters after the private meeting. At some point, according to a police incident report, Dubose started to drag Tensing with his vehicle. “We’re just trying to do our best to be prepared for whatever might come out of it. We are asking people here to be mindful of our policing strategy and platform that has existed since the collaborative”.
The case is with the grand jury and the process should be finished by the end of this week. We also are moving forward with the creation of a community advisory panel.
Alexander Shelton, 25, a student at the University of Cincinnati, holds a sign outside the office of Hamilton County prosecutor Joe Deters’ office during a protest demanding release of video showing the shooting death of Samuel Dubose by a university police officer, Thursday, July 23, 2015, in Cincinnati.
DuBose’s relatives “do not want his memory to be involved in any chaos, and we must respect the love that is beaming from this family even at a time like this”, Hilton said.
Blackwell also met with the family Tuesday, July 28, at DuBose’s funeral saying it was important to acknowledge their loss.
Black said Deters has been very open with him, keeping the top tier of government informed about what he’s doing and why.
Politicians and preachers expect anger when body camera footage of a fatal police shooting is released, possibly as soon as this week.
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Black told reporters he would like for the video to be released. Deters hopes to conclude his investigation by Friday.
