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Bottle in car of Ohio man shot by police held fragrance: coroner
Source: Reuters
US | Mon Aug 3, 2015 8:02pm EDT
Bottle in car of Ohio man shot by police held fragrance: coroner
The coroner investigating the death of Samuel DuBose, who was fatally shot by a University of Cincinnati police officer earlier this month, said on Monday that a bottle found in his car marked as gin held fragrance, not an alcoholic beverage.
The substance in the bottle was "consistent with compounds commonly found in fragrance products, such as air fresheners and perfumes," said a statement from the office of Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco.
DuBose was pulled over by police officer Raymond Tensing on July 19 because the vehicle he was driving did not have a front license plate. Footage from Tensing's body camera showed the officer noticed a bottle on the floor of the car. DuBose handed him the bottle, marked as gin, and told him it was air freshener.
About a minute later, the two men struggled after DuBose, 43, refused Tensing's request to step out of the car. Tensing reached into the car with his weapon and fatally shot DuBose in the head.
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Bottle in car of Ohio man shot by police held fragrance: coroner
The coroner investigating the death of Samuel DuBose, who was fatally shot by a University of Cincinnati police officer earlier this month, said on Monday that a bottle found in his car marked as gin held fragrance, not an alcoholic beverage.
The substance in the bottle was "consistent with compounds commonly found in fragrance products, such as air fresheners and perfumes," said a statement from the office of Hamilton County Coroner Lakshmi Sammarco.
DuBose was pulled over by police officer Raymond Tensing on July 19 because the vehicle he was driving did not have a front license plate. Footage from Tensing's body camera showed the officer noticed a bottle on the floor of the car. DuBose handed him the bottle, marked as gin, and told him it was air freshener.
About a minute later, the two men struggled after DuBose, 43, refused Tensing's request to step out of the car. Tensing reached into the car with his weapon and fatally shot DuBose in the head.
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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/08/04/us-usa-police-ohio-idUSKCN0Q82DS20150804