Mistrial declared again for ex-cop Ray Tensing, accused in shooting of unarmed black man

iStock/Thinkstock(CINCINNATI) — Another mistrial was declared Friday for a former Ohio police officer who went on trial twice in connection with a deadly traffic stop shooting two years ago.

Former University of Cincinnati police officer Ray Tensing, who is white, fatally shot 43-year-old Sam DuBose, an unarmed black man, after Tensing pulled DuBose’s car over near the University of Cincinnati in July 2015. Tensing’s body camera video shows him shooting DuBose.

Tensing, now 27, lost his job after the shooting and was charged with murder and voluntary manslaughter. A mistrial was declared at his first trial in 2016.

Friday morning, jurors told the judge they were deadlocked, and the judge sent them back to continue deliberations, said ABC affiliate WCPO-TV in Cincinnati. After five days of deliberations, the mistrial was declared Friday afternoon.

Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters said he will not comment until next week, according to WCPO-TV. ABC News has reached out to Mathews for comment.

According to WCPO-TV, DuBose’s family said in a statement through an attorney, “We are outraged that a second jury has now failed to convict Ray Tensing for the murder of our beloved Sam DuBose.” The family is demanding another retrial, the statement said.

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